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NATO is a 28-nation defense alliance that regards an attack on one member as an attack on every member. To provide the agreed level of mutual support, NATO members commit to spending at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense. But only the U.S., Britain, Poland, Estonia, and Greece beat 2 percent.

France, Germany, and Canada fall short.

a. Explain the free-rider problem described in this news clip.

b. Does the free-rider problem in international defense mean that the world has too little defense against aggression?

c. How do nations try to overcome the free-rider problem among nations?.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780134744476

13th Edition

Authors: Michael Parkin

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