Microeconomics 18th Edition by Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn

Exercise 10

Explain how affirmative and negative majority votes can sometimes lead to inefficient allocations of resources to public goods. Is this problem likely to be greater under a benefits-received or under an ability-to-pay tax system Use the information in FigureS₁7.1a and 17.1b to show how society might be better off if Adams were allowed to buy votes.
Reference FigureS₁7.1a and 17.1b