POLSCI 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Internal Revenue Service, Electoral College, Campaign Finance

• School: U of M
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 111
• Professor: Arthur Lupia

Document Summary

Collective dilemmas: situations of conflict between group goals and individual goals of self-interest. Collective action problems: any situation in which people are individually better off when free riding and enjoying a public good that others produce, without contributing to the production of that good. Public goods: a benefit provided to a group of people that each member can enjoy without necessarily having to contribute to the production of that good/benefit. Private goods: a product of benefit provided to you such that your consumption of it precludes others from consuming it. ^if people (cid:894)o(cid:396) pa(cid:396)t(cid:455)(cid:895) do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)oo(cid:396)di(cid:374)ate o(cid:374) (cid:449)ho to suppo(cid:396)t the (cid:448)ote (cid:449)ill split a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ould pote(cid:374)tiall(cid:455) help the (cid:272)a(cid:374)didate f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the other party win. Cycling winning coalitions: under majority rule, constantly dividing and recombining majorities. Solution to cycling: granting agenda control to an agenda-setter who controls which proposals get voted on: other info: Transaction costs: challenges people face when trying to exchange info and coordinate.