Non-excludability property of pure public goods brings about the free rider problem. Explain

      

Non-excludability property of pure public goods brings about the free rider problem. Explain

  

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Faith
Non-excludability means that firms are unable to set a fee for use of public goods that they provide and hence can only cover their costs if their users make voluntary payments. This situation gives rise to free rider problem
Faimus answered the question on February 25, 2019 at 19:34


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