Regional intergovernmental institutions: Participation benefits and costs |
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Authors: | David Goetze R. Kenneth Godwin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Resources for the Future, 1755 Massachusetts Ave., 20036 Washington, DC, NW;(2) Department of Political Science, University of Arizona, 85721 Tucson, Arizona |
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Abstract: | Evaluators frequently cite the absence of effective participation by constituent governments and the need for consensus or even unanimity prior to action as the causes of poor performance by regional resource management institutions. Major governments either will not join the regional institution, will not participate even if legally members, or will exercise a veto over many important management projects.This paper examines the variables that may cause these problems and provides an improved understanding of why rational political actors would act in ways that inhibit the efficient management of resources. Among the principal variables determining participation are expected benefits of collective decisions, perceived losses of autonomy and representation, the number and homogeneity of other participants, decision costs, and the decision rule used to determine actions. Analysis of these factors suggests why consensus and unanimity decision rules are frequently chosen and why participation is usually limited. |
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Keywords: | Regional institutions Resource management Participation Political Rational Decison rule Consensus |
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