When politicians support policies that benefit small interest groups, such as farmers, at the expense of unorganized, widely dispersed groups, for example, taxpayers or consumers, this is a reflection of the

a. tragedy of interest.
b. special-interest effect.
c. unorganized interest effect.
d. shortsightedness effect.


B

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