A special interest group wants the federal government to increase pollution controls on manufacturing plants.

(A) Describe how the free-rider effect will affect the group's success.

(B) In the context of the scenario, explain how the interest group will attempt to influence the legislative process.

(C) In the context of the scenario, explain why the interest group might try to seek its policy goals through the bureaucracy rather than through Congress.

Answer:

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Explanation:

A) The free-rider effect is defined as a "type of market failure that occurs when those who benefit from resources, public goods (such as public roads or hospitals), or services of a communal nature do not pay for them[1] or under-pay. Free riders are a problem because while not paying for the good (either directly through fees or tolls or indirectly through taxes), they may continue to access or use it. Thus, the good may be under-produced, overused or degraded." This effect will negatively affect the group's success because the government is happy to look the other way and collect the tax benefits (among other things) that the factories give the government. The government benefits from the factories, so they wouldn't really have an incentive to take the group seriously.

B) The interest group might try to influence the legislative process by convincing multiple different representatives in Congress to support their idea and/or introduce the idea as a bill. If they get enough of them to support their idea, they will have a few guaranteed votes, and there will be a larger chance that more representatives will support this idea.

C) The interest group might try to seek its policy goals through the bureaucracy rather than through Congress because their idea doesn't necessarily need to be a law. The higher-up government officials in multiple different areas are the ones who are able to make the most difference because there isn't the issue of a divided House and Senate. They can also usually make changes much more quickly than Congress can

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