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Coordination failure (political science)

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39:"Coordination Failure" in a game-theoretic context is a state of affairs in which agents' inability to coordinate their behavior (choices) leads to an outcome (equilibrium) that leaves all agents worse off than in an alternative situation that is also an equilibrium. This can occur due to lack of information, inefficiencies, or differing expectations. 35:
from the same or approximate location in the political ideological spectrum or space against an opposing candidate or political party from the other side of the political ideological spectrum or space. The resulting fragmentation of political support may result in electoral defeat. Coordination
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failures, and thus political calculations attempting to avoid them, appear most frequently in elections involving executives and representatives from single member districts.
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electoral
competition
candidates
political parties
Vermont
United States Senate
independent
Jim Jeffords
Bernie Sanders
Ross Sneyd
Associated Press
News Article
ISBN
978-0-521-58516-3
Category
Elections

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