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Collective action under the Articles of Confederation /
"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...
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| Format: | Online Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Access: | Online version |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461949169 1461949165 9780511528002 0511528000 0521782090 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to Villanova University patrons. |