The Logic of Collective Action

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book work in political economy

The Logic of Collective Action is a seminal work in political economy by Mancur Olson that explains why individuals often fail to act in their collective interest without selective incentives or coercive mechanisms.

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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups	1

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instanceOf	book ⓘ work in political economy ⓘ
academicReception	considered a classic in political economy ⓘ widely cited in social science literature ⓘ
arguesAgainst	assumption that groups automatically pursue their collective interests ⓘ
author	Mancur Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralClaim	individuals often do not act in their collective interest when benefits are non-excludable ⓘ large groups are less likely to provide collective goods voluntarily ⓘ selective incentives or coercion are usually required to overcome free riding ⓘ
centralConcept	coercion in collective action ⓘ free rider problem ⓘ group size and effectiveness ⓘ latent groups ⓘ privileged groups ⓘ selective incentives ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fieldOfStudy	economics ⓘ political science ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ
hasEdition	1968 edition ⓘ 1971 edition ⓘ
hasImpactOn	the study of business associations ⓘ the study of social movements ⓘ the study of trade unions ⓘ
hasInfluenced	the analysis of collective bargaining ⓘ the development of public choice theory ⓘ the study of lobbying and pressure groups ⓘ
hasSubtitle	Public Goods and the Theory of Groups NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedField	comparative politics ⓘ development economics ⓘ interest group theory ⓘ organizational theory ⓘ public policy analysis ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	collective action ⓘ interest groups ⓘ political economy ⓘ public goods ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ
proposesTheory	Olson’s theory of collective action ⓘ
publicationYear	1965 ⓘ
publisher	Harvard University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	club goods ⓘ collective goods ⓘ public goods ⓘ
theoreticalApproach	methodological individualism ⓘ rational actor model ⓘ

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