If a Public Good Provides Social Benefits That Are Greater

question 161

True/False

If a public good provides social benefits that are greater than its costs, then the majority of voters would always vote in favor of producing the good.

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Definitions:

Collective Action

Actions taken together by a group of people to achieve a common objective, often for a social or political cause.

Social Dominance Orientation

A personality trait that predisposes an individual to prefer and support social hierarchy and the domination of perceived lower-status groups.

System Justification

The psychological process by which existing social, economic, and political arrangements are legitimized and defended by people, even at the expense of personal and group interest.

Social Dominance Theory

A theory proposing that societies are structured in hierarchical group systems, with some groups dominating or oppressing others.