Organizers at the state and local level identify that air pollution is responsible for higher incidences of lung cancer. The air pollution is traced to factories that employ a substantial number of state residents. Organizers, unable to coordinate a reduction in the industry’s pollution generation, ask state legislators for help. In the end, state legislators provide tax incentives for the company to retrofit their factories with green technology and reduce pollution emissions. Explain how civil society and institutions in this case are contributing to the public good.(1 point)
Responses
A. Governmental and business spheres interact through market governance.
B. Civil society institutions interact with governmental and business spheres through network governance.
C. Civil society institutions interact with the governmental sphere through legal governance.
D. Civil society institutions interact with the business sphere through private governance.
B. Civil society institutions interact with governmental and business spheres through network governance.
In this case, civil society organizations (organizers at the state and local level) are identifying the issue of air pollution and its impact on public health. They are working to advocate for a reduction in emissions from factories, but they are unable to coordinate the reduction themselves. Therefore, they seek help from state legislators, who are part of the governmental sphere.
The state legislators, in response to the request for help from civil society organizations, provide tax incentives for the company to retrofit their factories with green technology and reduce pollution emissions. This interaction between civil society organizations and state legislators represents network governance, where different entities work together to address a common issue or achieve a common goal.
By providing tax incentives for the company to reduce pollution emissions, the state legislators are contributing to the public good by addressing the issue of air pollution and its harmful effects on public health. This action helps to improve the overall well-being of the state residents and protect them from the higher incidence of lung cancer caused by air pollution.