Which of the Following Is Not a Limitation of the Pareto

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a limitation of the Pareto criteria?

• A)Almost any policy change will make at least one person worse off.
• B)The status quo is lent legitimacy from being the starting point for evaluating social welfare.
• C)The criteria cannot tell us if a particular policy change will make all participants better off.
• D)The criteria do not allow for the ranking of all possible states of the world.

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Definitions:

Milgram Shock Experiment

An experimental social psychology study by Stanley Milgram measuring the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Obedience Levels

The degree to which individuals follow orders or directions from authorities.

Countries

Nation-states or sovereign territories defined by geographical boundaries, governments, and populations with shared cultural or political identities.

Authoritarian Personality

An authoritarian personality is characterized by strict adherence to rules, allegiance to authority, and often intolerance for weakness or difference.