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Chapter One: Services vs. Products

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What are the three main justifications for state intervention according to the text?

Economic, social, and political

Economic, rights-based, and state legitimacy (correct)

Public goods, private goods, and merit goods

Efficiency, equity, and state power

What is the main idea behind rights-based arguments for state intervention?

Individuals have a right to economic and social development

Individuals have a right to participate in the political process

Individuals have a right to equal treatment and non-discrimination

Individuals have a set of universal and indivisible rights that should be legally enforceable (correct)

What is the economic argument for state intervention?

The state should intervene to promote economic growth and development

The state should intervene to correct income inequality and ensure a fair distribution of wealth

The state should intervene to ensure efficient allocation of resources

The state should intervene to address market failure and provide public goods (correct)

What is the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights?

A document that details the obligations of states in the social sectors Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of 'public goods' mentioned in the text?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key principle underlying rights-based arguments for state intervention?

Efficiency Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between resource constraints and the realization of economic and social rights?

Resource constraints require states to progressively realize economic and social rights over time Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between the economic and rights-based justifications for state intervention discussed in the text?

Economic justifications are based on market failure while rights-based justifications are based on legal entitlements Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key reason why the state may need to intervene according to the economic argument presented in the text?

To ensure a fair distribution of wealth Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the 'minimum standards' mentioned in the text in relation to the realization of economic and social rights?

To set a baseline level of rights that states must guarantee regardless of resource constraints Signup and view all the answers