International cooperation for sale

摘要: Abstract This paper shows that strong asymmetry among countries warrants a change in the rules of game global public goods provision, with consequence cooperation by some is bought others and aggregate welfare increased, perhaps substantially. Side payments on their own have virtually no effect outcomes can be sustained self-enforcing cooperative agreements. But when are changed – effectively ‘committed’ to being non-signatories an agreement eschewing money transfers side become vehicle for increasing participation agreement.