Imagine that three city council members are trying to decide how to spend a surplus. The options currently being debated are (i) spend it on improving primary education in the municipality, (ii) spend it on improving the level of medical care offered by the local hospital, or (iii) lower local taxes and use the surplus to cover the costs of existing programs. The council employs majority rule to make its decisions. The councillors have the following preference orderings over the spending choices: Councillor 1: Education, Medical, Tax cutCouncillor 2: Medical, Tax cut, EducationCouncillor 3: Tax cut, Education, Medical Assume that the councillors hold a round-robin tournament that pits each alternative against every other alternative in a series of pair-wise votes. The winner is the alternative that wins the most contests. Based on this information, answer questions 17 and 18

Which of the following will increase a population's growth rate? read the following scenario and answer the question(s) below. population growth is at the root of many serious environmental problems. from the ancient babylonians thousands of years ago, to thomas malthus two centuries ago, to present day neo-malthusians, humans seem to possess an awareness of earth's limitations in the face of growing populations. today, our ability to accurately quantify and monitor population growth is very sophisticated. we can measure growth and make predictions about world growth with mathematical and computer models. despite long-lasting, rapid global population growth that is only recently starting to show signs of slowing, we have thus far been able to avoid global catastrophe. can we continue to avoid disaster? which of the following will increase a population's growth rate? increased urbanization increased industrialization increased immigration decreased immigration increased emigratio

What is one reason why so many corporations prefer to incorporate in the state of delaware?

Before they can be published, scientific papers must be peer-reviewed. this means that: a) some other scientific experts read the papers and guarantee that they are true.b) some other scientific experts read the papers and provide quality control by eliminating many mistakes.c) an editor reads the papers, to make sure that all the semicolons are in the correct places.d) everyone in the world is given the opportunity to comment on the papers through a specially maintainedblog.e) government bureaucrats read the papers, to be sure that the papers do not insult the political positions ofthe current officeholders.