PL SC 001 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Free Rider Problem, Unitary State, Supermajority
22 Apr 2016
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Section 1: t0hinking about politics systematically and exploring the. Politics: the struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups that can grant or withhold benefits or privileges. We need politics so that opposing parties or groups can come to mutual agreement, or compromise. It"s needed so that different groups can have certain needs satisfied and so that everyone is happy. Public goods: goods that are collectively produced and freely available for anyone"s consumption . Those who do not actually pay for the good can benefit from the good. *they are non-rival meaning consumption does not affect you consumption of a good. *they are non-excludable meaning i cannot prevent you from consuming a good . Collective actions: an action taken by a group of like- minded individuals to achieve a common goal. They"re achieved or formed by solving the coordination problem and eliminating uncertainty; or through transaction and conformity costs this is done by:
