| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index. |
| Summary |
"Rather than focusing on why the states did not contribute to the national government under the Articles of Confederation, Collective Action under the Articles of Confederation asks why the states did contribute. Why did states pay large portions of their requisitions to the federal government when problems of collective action and the lack of governmental incentives imply they should not have? Using original data on Continental troop movements and federal debt holdings within each state, Dougherty shows that states contributed to the national government when doing so produced local gains. Such a theory stands in stark contrast to the standard argument that patriotism and civic duty encouraged state cooperation. Material incentives and local interests bound the union together and explained the push for constitutional reform more than the pursuit of mutual goals."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
1. Mystery of State Contribution -- 2. National Interests and State Sovereignty: Objectives of the Confederation -- 3. Collective Action and the Provision of Public Goods -- 4. History of State Compliance -- 5. State Contributions and Private Interests -- 6. Reacting to Rebellion -- 7. A New Constitution -- 8. Conclusion -- App. Olson's Collective Action Game. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Articles of Confederation.
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Articles of Confederation (United States) |
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USA / Regierung. |
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Federal government -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Federal government. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
States' rights (American politics)
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States' rights (American politics) |
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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Constitutional history. |
| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dougherty, Keith L., 1965- Collective action under the Articles of Confederation 0521782090 (DLC) 00031264 (OCoLC)44026382 |
| ISBN |
9781461949169 (electronic book) |
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1461949165 (electronic book) |
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9780511528002 (ebook) |
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0511528000 (ebook) |
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0521782090 |
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9780521782098 |
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