How does democracy affect the likelihood that necessary public goods will be provided?
A)More representative institutions are likely to give more weight to public concerns about overall economic growth.
B)Having elections makes democratic governments more susceptible to the influence of special interest groups who resist economic reforms.
C)Since citizens oppose tax increases,democracies are often unable to raise the revenue necessary for providing public goods.
D)In general,dictatorships are more likely to provide public goods than democratic countries.
E)Citizens in democracies are more likely to organize and provide public goods themselves.

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Democracies, with more representative institutions, are likely to consider public concerns, including the provision of public goods, as they are accountable to the electorate.

How Does Democracy Affect the Likelihood That Necessary Public Goods