Which of the Following Can Bring About an Efficient Level

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can bring about an efficient level of public goods being provided by the government?

• A) voters who do not care about benefits and costs of public goods
• B) rational ignorance on the part of voters
• C) competition between political parties trying to win an election
• D) self-interest among government bureaucrats
• E) free riding on the part of voters

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Definitions:

Psychological Problems

Issues or conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, behavior, or mood, often impacting their ability to function in everyday life.

Factitious Disorder

A disorder characterized by faking or producing symptoms of illness or injury (e.g., by putting blood in a urine sample or swallowing a noxious substance) to gain a doctor’s attention and thus satisfy a need to play the role of patient. Classified in DSM-5 within the group of somatic symptom and related disorders.

Malingering

Pretending to be ill in order to achieve some specific objective. Not to be considered a somatoform disorder, in which the sufferer truly believes there is a serious physical problem.

Conversion Disorder

A mental condition where psychological stress is manifested as physical symptoms without an underlying medical cause.