collective action - bruce russet + John d sullivan

Question 1

original position of states

Answer 1

behave as private consumers in market economy when it can produce its own goods

Question 2

when does state action change

Answer 2

when it cannot effectively produce its goods on its own - all members in market will support the state to better produce the product

Question 3

collective goods

Answer 3

non-exclusive
everyone benefits even if not directly paying in to it
individual consumption doesn’t diminish it for others

Question 4

how to achieve collective goods

Answer 4

coercion to pay for costs (tax)
political integration theory
the biggest state with the least burden takes on the responsibility

Question 5

political integration theory

Answer 5

when people thibk not just of themselves, they will be willing to make sacrifices for others (rare but can occur e.g. in charity) - other people become a part of the persons sense of self

Question 6

tragedy of freedom in commons

Answer 6

• costs are spread out across society whereas benefits are reaped only by one
• everyone wants to reap benefits thus partakes in same actions, increasing costs
• everyone is locked in system where theyre encoruaged to increase benefits without limit in a world where there are limits