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100			_aSavage, James D.
245			_aBudgetary collective action problems: convergence and compliance under the Maastricht Treaty on European Union
260			_c2001
300			_ap.43-53
362			_aJan-Feb
520			_aBudgetary 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
650			_aEuropean union
650			_aBudget - United States
650			_aBudget
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a49193
999			_c49193 _d49193