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THE LOGIC OF COLLECTIVE ACTION

By: Mancur OLSON

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0674041666

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9780674041660

Collective Choice

Essays in Honor of MANCUR OLSON

By: Mancur Olson

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Collective Choice

Essays in Honor of MANCUR OLSON

By: Mancur Olson

Mancur Olson wrote important books in the area of Collective Choice and is considered one of the founding fathers of Public Choice as a field of economics. The chapters in this volume cover three main areas of Olson's life work: Collective Action, Institutional Sclerosis and Market-Augmenting Government. Some chapters directly assess Olson`s contributions, focusing on distinguishing what was original in his works from what was already in the literature, and guaging his impact on the fields of public economics and economic history. Other chapters present new tests and frequently extend his work. Each of the chapters is a new piece of scholarship inspired by and intended to honor Mancur Olson, and extend his influence to another generation of Collective Choice scholars and researchers.

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318

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Springer Science & Business Media

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354000341X

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9783540003410

Power And Prosperity

Outgrowing Communist And Capitalist Dictatorships

By: Mancur Olson

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Power And Prosperity

Outgrowing Communist And Capitalist Dictatorships

By: Mancur Olson

Why do some economies do better than others? How does society encourage the kind of market economy that generates continually increasing incomes? How do particular styles of government affect economic performance? World-renowned economist Mancur Olson tackles these questions and others in what will surely be regarded as his magnum opus. Olson contends that governments can play an essential role in the development of markets. Reliable enforcement of private contracts and protection of individual rights to property depend on governments strong enough not to undermine them. His exploration of "market-augmenting governments" will stand as a cutting-edge work on economic growth and provide a useful framework in which to consider the Asian financial crisis and its aftermath. As Susan Lee noted in Forbes, "his pioneering insights might have won a Nobel Prize for Olson had he lived a bit longer.

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Basic Books

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0465051960

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9780465051960

Collective Choice

Essays in Honor of MANCUR OLSON

By: Mancur Olson

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Essays in Honor of MANCUR OLSON

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The Rise and Decline of Nations

By: Mancur Olson

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The Rise and Decline of Nations

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A compelling theory on the rationale for the changing fortunes of nations"--Publisher's website.

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Yale University Press

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0300254067

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The Logic of Collective Action

Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, With a New Preface and Appendix

By: Mancur Olson Jr.

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The Logic of Collective Action

Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, With a New Preface and Appendix

By: Mancur Olson Jr.

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 costs of providing them. Economists have long understood that defense, law, and order were public goods that could not be marketed to individuals, and that taxation was necessary. They have not, however, taken account of the fact that private as well as governmental organizations produce public goods. The services the labor union provides for the worker it represents, or the benefits a lobby obtains for the group it represents, are public goods: they automatically go to every individual in the group, whether or not he helped bear the costs. It follows that, just as governments require compulsory taxation, many large private organizations require special (and sometimes coercive) devices to obtain the resources they need. This is not true of smaller organizations for, as this book shows, small and large organizations support themselves in entirely different ways. The theory indicates that, though small groups can act to further their interest much more easily than large ones, they will tend to devote too few resources to the satisfaction of their common interests, and that there is a surprising tendency for the “lesser” members of the small group to exploit the “greater” members by making them bear a disproportionate share of the burden of any group action. All of the theory in the book is in Chapter 1; the remaining chapters contain empirical and historical evidence of the theory’s relevance to labor unions, pressure groups, corporations, and Marxian class action.

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Harvard University Press

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0674283279

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The Rise and Decline of Nations

By: Mancur Olson

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The Logic of Collective Action

Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, With a New Preface and Appendix

By: Mancur Olson Jr.

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Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, With a New Preface and Appendix

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