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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups |
Mancur Olson |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Logic_of_Collective_Action |
1965-01-01 |
cultural-dynamics |
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clay |
2026-03-08 |
| collective action fails by default because rational individuals free-ride on group efforts when they cannot be excluded from benefits regardless of contribution |
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The Logic of Collective Action
Canonical political economy text establishing that rational self-interest leads to collective action failure in large groups. Foundational for mechanism design, governance theory, and coordination infrastructure analysis.