Economists View Pollution as an Economic Problem That Arises Because

question 45

Multiple Choice

Economists view pollution as an economic problem that arises because _____

• A)private enterprises always minimize the amount of pollution produced.
• B)profitable firms rarely pollute.
• C)the level of pollution declines as the economy grows.
• D)firms that pollute do not pay the full social cost of producing their output.
• E)pollution costs are always borne by the government.

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Definitions:

C. Wright Mills

An influential American sociologist known for his work on the structure of power in American society, as well as his theories on the sociological imagination.

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Macro Level

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Micro Level

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