The Collective Action Problem of National Health Care

When societies come together to form governing organizations the goal is to provide a means to deal with public goods. The most basic of these being stability and security for it's masses, but as a nation grows it's governing body's obligation does as well. As the nation's responsibilities grow the problem of collective action a rises. In this paper health care will be the public good in focus, and how the United States, Canada, and …

…United States. With large numbers of citizen unable to afford health insurance and medical cost that far exceed the other two countries, the United States shows the perils of the anarchistic solution. The quality of care in the United States is very good, but it's availability is suspect. This is due to the fact that health care is seen as a commodity and sold like one. This is why the United States finishes in last.