Compare and contrast command and control policies with the cap and trade system. Be sure to provide a definition of both and discuss how they affect environmental policy.
What will be an ideal response?
Command and control policies: pollution control system in which a government directly regulates the specific amount of pollution each polluting entity is allowed; cap and trade system: market-based pollution control system in which the government sets an overall limit on how much of a pollutant is acceptable and issues vouchers to pollute to each company, which companies are then free to trade.
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The sources of backlash against free trade agreements are unlikely to include __________.
A. human rights NGOs B. environmental NGOs C. labor unions D. exporting firms
The most widely accepted model for the training of clinical psychologists is the
A) Clinical-therapy model. B) Psychiatric-research model. C) Scientist-practitioner model. D) Scientific-research model.
Why must policy advocates analyze proposals?
a. To identify the sources of adequate funding. b. To choose which legislators to approach. c. To ensure that the proposal has substance and is politically viable. d. To ensure it is based on professional wisdom.
An economy where goods and services are produced in the market as determined by the demand of consumers and the supply of producers without any interference by government is known as a ______ economy.
A. free market B. command C. capitalist D. mixed economy