7b) A demerit good is a product or a service that goes against common interest of a population and is related to promoting negative externalities. Examples of demerit goods are alcohol‚ fast food and cigarettes. All of these are goods that mostly cause problems in health and as a result they are causing a negative externality of high health costs to the NHS. These costs need to be covered by taxation and other sanctions which ultimately aim to reduce the consumption of demerit goods. T.V can be
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TOPIC: Deteriorating U.S. Roadways GENERAL PURPOSE: To persuade the audience to research‚ support and act locally and nationally to address the Issue. SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To Inform my audience of the issue so that they are aware of its human impact‚ how America’s own actions caused the problem and what we‚ as citizens‚ can do to help fix our roadways. INTRODUCTION I. ATTENTION GAINER: “On TV I watched as the bridge collapses. Minnesota. Rush hour. Trucks and cars suspended over water. Cars
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University of PangasinanPhinma Education Network Arellano St.‚ Dagupan City Case Study in Highway Engineering: Road along Arellano Street‚ Dagupan City Submitted to: Engr. Henry T. Amado Submitted by: Abalos‚ Jhon KenethAbanto‚ Sheena Claire Aquino‚ Perian Kaye Barte‚ Michael Jeff Caramat‚ Jehu Lambino‚ Marah Anjelica Mangsat‚ Clarie May Molina‚ Henry Paragas‚ Alvin Quinto‚ Basil INTRODUCTION Most of the people give a very little thought to the roads they drive on every day‚ and
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Demerits of Democracy More emphasis on quantity than on quality: Majority party holds the reins of government. Inefficient & corrupt‚ who have neither intelligence nor vision‚ get themselves elected. Rule of the incompetent Democracies are run amateurs. In it‚ every citizen is allowed to take part‚ whereas everybody is not fit for it. Locke calls it the act of running administration by the ignorant. He says that history records the fact that a few are intelligent. Universal adult
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Essay on Democracy – Its Merits and Demerits (free to read). The English word ‘Democracy’ is derived from two Greek words ‘Demos’ and ‘Kratia’ or ‘cratos’. Demos means crowd and ‘Kratia’ or ‘cratos’ means power. This is why the critics of Democracy have described it as Mobocracy. But in reality Democracy is not mobocracy but rule by majority of the people according to certain rules and regulations which are accepted by the people of a country. In the beginning there was direct Democracy.
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Characteristics that describe who a Public Officer is. Public administration is the study of government policies. Public administration seeks the public good. It does that by ensuring a well-run‚ fair‚ and effective public service Public administration is carried out by public servants who work in public departments and agencies‚ at all levels of government‚ and perform a wide range of tasks Public administrators serve in many roles: ranging from "front-line" positions serving the public e.g
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Demerit point system Demerit points are added to your driver’s licence‚ if you are convicted of breaking certain driving laws. The rules are different depending on if you are a new driver or have a full licence. You don’t lose demerit points on your driving record. You start with zero points and gain points for being convicted of breaking certain traffic laws. They stay on your driving record for 2 years from the date you received the offence. For G1 and G2 level drivers‚ the licence is suspended
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ce The Disadvantages of Comprehensive Continuous Evaluation Comprehensive evaluation assesses students’ involvement in sports as part of the curriculum evaluation process. Comprehensive continuous evaluation (CCE) is an educational evaluation style used in India for evaluating elementary and secondary school students. The assessment system is designed to replaced standardized board examination testing by evaluating students based on academic and personal progress from the start of their education
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Unleashing IT Winter 2013 Seize innovation‚ accelerate business‚ drive outcomes. All through the cloud. National reach‚ local touch In collaboration with Intel® How Doug Saunders of waste and recycling leader Republic Services strikes a balance between national efficiency and local delivery. Page 16 • CIOs reveal typical cloud journey • Healthcare organizations unify‚ transform IT Unleashing IT Seize innovation‚ accelerate business‚ Winter 2013 Perspectives and Solutions 03 New
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economist’s point of view which represents the greater market failure – merit or demerit goods ? Justify your answer using both economic theory and relevant examples. (25 marks) Market failure occurs when a free market fails to deliver an efficient allocation of resources. Merit goods are seen to be underprovided by the state whereas demerit goods are seen to be overprovided by the state. Although obviously both merit and demerit goods cause market failure by their under/over consumption‚ the question
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