An 82-year-old independent-living woman with intact decision…

An 82-year-old independent-living woman with intact decision-making capacity, refuses personal bathing for weeks, has strong body odor, matted hair, and lives in a home with cluttered walkways, expired food, and rodent droppings. She states, “I’ve always lived this way and I’m not hurting anyone.” The home-care nurse is concerned about health and safety risks. This situation primarily represents an ethical conflict between:

In his 1967 paper “The Welfare Costs of Tariffs, Monopolies,…

In his 1967 paper “The Welfare Costs of Tariffs, Monopolies, and Theft,” Gordon Tullock discusses how individuals expend resources to secure opportunities for monopoly profit. In what ways does this kind of competition differ from profit-seeking behavior that arises in ordinary economic activity. Explain using ideas from the article.