own interests. They behave in ways that promote individual interests, and are motivated by incentives (both positive and negative). This is one of the reasons proposed for the development of governments: groups of individuals all acting in their own interests leads to collective action problems, and governments exist as a solution to those problems.
Collective action problem -- this occurs when a group of individuals, each acting in his or her own interest, has a negative outcome for the group…
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