______ refers to the situation where bureaucratic agencies that are supposed to regulate business and industries are staffed by individuals with close ties to the very firms that they are supposed to be regulating.
a. Nepotism
b. Agency capture
c. Conflict of interest
d. Unethical behavior
Answer: b. Agency capture
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