TY - BOOK AU - Olson Jr,Mancur TI - The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, With a New Preface and Appendix T2 - Harvard Economic Studies SN - 9780674537507 AV - HM131.O57 1965eb U1 - 302 PY - 1971///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Preface, 1971 --; CONTENTS --; Introduction --; I. A Theory of Groups and Organizations --; II. Group Size and Group Behavior --; III. The Labor Union and Economic Freedom --; IV. Orthodox Theories of State and Class --; V. Orthodox Theories of Pressure Groups --; VI. The "By-Product" and "Special Interest" Theories --; Appendix --; Index; restricted access N2 - 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 individuals who share a common interest find it in their individual interest to bear the costs of the organizational effort UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674041660?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674041660 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674041660/original ER -