Marginal cost sharing and the Articles of Confederation |
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| Authors: | Dougherty Keith L. Cain Michael J.G. |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742
2. Political Science Department, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 30677, U.S.A.
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| Abstract: | Between 1781 and 1789 the American states attempted to share the costs of national, public goods through a system of requisitions. This paper uses a simple public goods analysis to show why rational states would not share costs as intended by the Articles of Confederation. This normative argument illustrates a potential flaw in the constitutional design of the Articles and provides insight into the decline of the American Confederation. |
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