The externality of pollution has the basic characteristics of a
a. perishable good. c. collective good.
b. private good. d. forced good.
An externality is
a. not a political problem because it is external to the political process.
b. not an economic problem because it is external to the market system.
c. a benefit or cost that accrues to someone who had nothing to do with the production or consumption of a good.
d. a pure political or economic good that is shared by the various nation-states all of which pay equally for the production and consumption of the good.
The world problematique refers to the
a. limited carrying capacity of the planet.
b. security dilemma created by environmental problems.
c. interconnected set of contemporary global problems.
d. threat of global catastrophe resulting from the collapse of the global commons.
Ecology is the study of the
a. relationships between living things and their biological environment.
b. connection between humanity and the global commons.
c. interconnection between humans and other species.
d. web of life.
The relationship between economic development and democracy is
a. strongly correlated. c. not correlated.
b. loosely correlated. d. not yet determined.
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