The Logic of Collective Action and Beyond

Roger Congleton

No 15-23, Working Papers from Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Abstract: This article provides an overview of Mancur Olson’s Logic of Collective Action and its impact on Olson’s subsequent work. It also suggests that the implications of his simple, elegant, theory have not yet been fully worked out. To illustrate this point, the second half of the essay demonstrates that the number of privileged and latent groups and their costs in a given society are not entirely determined by economic factors or group size alone. Politics, technology, and culture also matter.

Keywords: collective; action (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2015-05
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