Answer to Question #113468 in Economics for Ayanda

Question

Politicians can cause government failure through?

a) profit maximizing behavior
b)budget maximizing behavior
c) vote maximizing behavior

Answer 1

Politicians can cause government failure through vote maximizing behavior.

Politicians are vote-maximizing (or plurality-maximizing). They are interested solely in winning governmental position, and the choice of a particular policy platform is solely a means to that end.

So, the correct answer is c).