Identify a newspaper article that illustrates a market failure in Trinidad and Tobago. Market failure: Water pollution. (i) Identify the type of market failure being discussed in the article and discuss why market failure occurs in this scenario. (ii) Suggest a relevant government policy that would yield an efficient outcome and carefully explain the process through which the implementation of the government policy will lead to the optimal outcome. (Maximum 30 words). (iii) Carefully explain how the imposition of the chosen government policy impacts consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus in this scenario. (Maximum 30 words)

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Identify a newspaper article that illustrates a market failure in Trinidad and Tobago. Market failure: Water pollution.

(i) Identify the type of market failure being discussed in the article and discuss why market failure occurs in this scenario.

(ii) Suggest a relevant government policy that would yield an efficient outcome and carefully explain the process through which the implementation of the government policy will lead to the optimal outcome. (Maximum 30 words).

(iii) Carefully explain how the imposition of the chosen government policy impacts consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus in this scenario. (Maximum 30 words)

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