"The Government Should Choose Policies to Maximize the Total Utility

question 87

Multiple Choice

"The government should choose policies to maximize the total utility of society." This statement is most closely associated with which political philosophy?

• A)liberalism
• B)utilitarianism
• C)libertarianism
• D)welfarism

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