The term “blood diamonds” is a nickname for
a. rubies and other red gemstones
b. diamonds used to fund civil war
c. diamonds used to fund the construction of hospitals
d. gemstones used to buy freedom from slavery

Suppose that a flower nursery benefits from having a butterfly farm located only a few miles away, because the presence of the insects greatly improves flower pollination. lawyers for the two companies meet to draft a legal document specifying the number of butterflies the farm promises to maintain in exchange for payments to be made by the nursery. which of the following types of private solutions to the externality of pollination has occurred in this case? charities moral codes and social sanctions integration of different types of businesses contracts it’s important to note that sometimes private solutions to externalities do not work. for example, this occurs when communications barriers or social customs are important enough relative to the potential gains involved that (a) the government must step in (b) the private solution is not feasible (c) the market system has a crisis

Which principle do modern democracies share with ancient athens? a. all people deserve equal rights. b. there should be no taxation without representation. c. people should vote on all matters that concern them. d. people should have a voice in government.

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing?