Exploring Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781544339443
Author: Sexton, Robert L.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc., Corwin, Cq Press,
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Chapter 9, Problem 11P
To determine
The reason behind government program creating a special interest group and making it difficult to reduce or eliminate it in the future.
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