01061pab a2200181 454500 180718b2001 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Savage, James D. Budgetary collective action problems: convergence and compliance under the Maastricht Treaty on European Union 2001 p.43-53 Jan-Feb Budgetary agreements may be thought of as collective action problems in which the problem at hand is maintaining group cohesion by controlling free riders. The standard solution to the free rider problem includes monitoring group behavior and imposing sanctions. This article analyzes the collective action problem present in the budgetary provisions of the Maastricht Treaty, which created the Economic Monetary Union, by focusing on the four stages of budgetary compliance that are evident in all budgetary agreements and treaties. - Reproduced European union Budget - United States Budget Public Administration Review 49193 49193 49193 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 61, Issue no: 1 AR49621 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR