Explain How the Public Ownership of Natural Resources Can Lead

question 17

Essay

Explain how the public ownership of natural resources can lead to problems with the distribution of economic rents through the political system at taxpayers' expense.Illustrate by choosing an example of a special interest group capturing the government's attention through a natural resource policy that benefited a few at the expense of taxpayers.

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Definitions:

AWACS Planes

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Arms Control Treaty

An agreement between nations to regulate and limit the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and deployment of armaments.

Carter Doctrine

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Soviet Aggression

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