The Collective-Action Constitution

by Siegel

The United States Constitution was established primarily because of the widely recognized failures of its predecessor, the Articles of Confederation, to adequately address "collective-action problems" facing the states. These problems included funding the national government, regulating foreign and interstate commerce, and defending the nation from attack. Meeting such challenges required the states to cooperate or coordinate their behavior, but they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197760961
• ISBN13: 9780197760963
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"