Net Social Gain as the Foundation for a Negotiated Agreement
A private agreement to address the pesticide externality is feasible because shifting from the inefficient production level (Point A) to the Pareto-efficient level (Point B) generates a net social gain. This surplus exists because the fishermen's gain in profits from the reduction in pollution is greater than the plantation owners' loss in profits from reducing banana output. This net gain, which can be visualized as the area between the marginal social cost and marginal private cost curves, represents the total value that the parties can agree to divide through bargaining.
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