The Logic of Collective Action
Mancur Olson
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Description for The Logic of Collective Action
Paperback. Series: Harvard Economic Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
This book develops an original theory of group and organizational behavior that cuts across disciplinary lines and illustrates the theory with empirical and historical studies of particular organizations. Applying economic analysis to the subjects of the political scientist, sociologist, and economist, Mancur Olson examines the extent to which the individuals that share a common interest find it in their individual interest to bear the costs of the organizational effort.
The theory shows that most organizations produce what the economist calls “public goods”—goods or services that are available to every member, whether or not he has borne any of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Series
Harvard Economic Studies
Condition
New
Weight
199g
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674537514
SKU
V9780674537514
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Ref
99-32
Reviews for The Logic of Collective Action
The existence of a large group with a common interest does not automatically give rise to collective action. There must be an individual incentive to join in or there must be compulsion. This proposition, together with the notion that small groups are qualitatively different from large ones, forms the core of this extremely stimulating book… The range of phenomena it ... Read more