Abstract
Olson develops a theory of group and organizational behavior that cuts across disciplinary lines and illustrates the theory with empirical and historical studies of particular organizations, examining the extent to which individuals who share a common interest find it in their individual interest to bear the costs of the organizational effort.
Keywords
Action (physics)Collective actionComputer scienceEpistemologyPolitical sciencePhilosophyPhysicsLawQuantum mechanics
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Mancur Olson
(1965).
The Logic of Collective Action.
Harvard University Press eBooks
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https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674041660
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- 10.4159/9780674041660