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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (Economic Studies)

The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups (Economic Studies)
By M Olson

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #171932 in Books
  • Published on: 1974-07-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 186 pages

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How do people cooperate to defend common interest4
This book, published for the first time in 1966, has begun a founding theory of organization.
Why people do cooperate? Is a common interest enough to unite people for an efficient action?
Olson explains, amongs many brilliant analysis and relevant examples, that a lot of people don't defend their interest because they know that, anyway, someone will do this work. This is a weakness of those collective actions. Olson then shows how organisations deal with this conservatism.
M.Olson's writings are read by the majority of today's economists and sociologists.