The main reason the usefulness of Pareto optimal policies is limited as a policy guide is that:

A. it is too subjective.
B. real-world changes in which more people are helped than are harmed are rare.
C. real-world changes in which no one is harmed are rare or nonexistent.
D. it is only objective, and good policy also requires a subjective element.


Answer: C

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