Public choice economists contend public bureaucracies are inefficient primarily because:

a) the value of public goods is more easily measured than is the value of private goods.

b) of the absence of competitive market pressures.

c) public sector workers are more security conscious than are private sector workers.

d) relatively low pay in government attracts workers of lesser quality

Which of the following is an example of a production quota? a. the government sets an upper limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. b. the government sets a price floor in the market for dairy products. c. the government sets a lower limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. d. the government guarantees to buy a specified quantity of dairy products from farmers.

Summarize the specific methods used by interest groups in order to influence governmental decisions making in all three branches of government. provide at least two examples from each branch.

After testing its water, a city water department issues a report to the related citizens, noting what chemicals have been identified, their doses, and the estimated risks of exposure at these levels. this report represents a type of