Which of the following statements about china's economy is true?
a. people in rural areas have a higher standard of living than
those in major cities.
b. hong kong and macao lag behind the rest of china's in economic
development.
c. china has become a world leader in producing and
exporting consumers goods.
d. the government has banned the use of coal because
of concerns about air pollution.

Cooperation among oligopolies runs counter to the public interest because it leads to underproduction and high prices. in an effort to bring resource allocation closer to the social optimum, public officials attempt to force oligopolies to compete instead of cooperating. consider the following scenario: suppose that the presidents of two auto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid suvs. this illegal communication would violate which of the following laws? the sherman antitrust act of 1890 the robinson–patman act of 1936 the celler–kefauver act of 1950 the clayton act of 1914