Social Disapproval Is Likely to Be More Effective

question 107

Multiple Choice

Social disapproval is likely to be more effective:

• A) in a small town than a large city.
• B) in solving a free rider problem than a tragedy of the commons problem.
• C) than taxation.
• D) when community members have only spurious relationships with others in the area.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive

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Consumer Surplus

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