External cost — Social Studies definition
Defined in 2 courses:
- A burden imposed on people beyond those directly making or paying for an activity. (U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century)
- A cost of an activity borne by people outside the immediate transaction. (Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century)
Where it is taught
- Disability Rights, Environmental Policy & Public Access — Civil Rights, Social Change & Public Access, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Economic Systems: Markets, Ownership & Socialism — Nations, Industry & Economic Life, Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century, Grade 10