You visit a tropical island that has only four goods in its economy—oranges, pineapples, coconuts, and bananas. there is no money in this economy. under what circumstances would you recommend the issue of a paper currency by the government of the island?

Why do governments supply public goods and services instead of selling them to those people who use them

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject. a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher. wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners. acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.

You're doing research for a public essay on alternative medicine. which of the following sources has the most reliable information? a. a post on a social networking site about the undesired side-effects of different alternative medicinesb. a recent government report comparing the results of alternative and contemporary medicine for a specified diseasec. an anonymous article on a medical website that claims the success of alternative medicined. a 2003 study conducted by a medical research center about the effects of alternative medicine