Mancur Olson and the Campaign

The theory of collective action, as outlined by Mancur Olson, is presented. Olson argued that individuals are subject to free-riding behavior, which can be overcome by selective incentives. The larger is the potential group, the greater the hurdles to successful formation. Thus, smaller groups with more narrow interests are more likely to form, leading to an emphasis on policy reform that concentrates benefits to the group while diffusing the costs on greater society. The accumulation of such groups will slow growth, and this sclerotic effect is reversed due to institutional instability. This chapter develops a critical appraisal of the theory and the accumulated evidence in the literature that follows from Olson.

Building Democracy and the Rule of Law: From Moses the Law Giver to World Bank Conditionality?Development as Freedom. By Amartya Sen Power and Prosperity: Outgrowing Communist and Capitalist Dictatorships. By Mancur Olson Aiding Democracy Abroad: The Learning Curve. By Thomas Carothers

Polity ◽

10.1086/polv36n1ms3235427 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 139-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David Fagelson

Keyword(s):

Learning Curve ◽

World Bank ◽

Rule Of Law ◽

Amartya Sen ◽

The Rule Of Law ◽

Mancur Olson ◽

The Law

Remembering Mancur Olson

Southern Economic Journal ◽

10.1002/j.2325-8012.2000.tb00289.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 66 (3) ◽

pp. 793-800

Author(s):

Wallace Oates ◽

Joe Oppenheimer ◽

Thomas C. Schelling

Keyword(s):

Mancur Olson

Mancur Olson on the Key to Economic Development

Population and Development Review ◽

10.2307/2807980 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 369 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mancur Olson

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Mancur Olson

The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities. By Mancur Olson. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1982. Pp. xi + 273. $14.95.

The Business History Review ◽

10.2307/3114397 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 108-109

Author(s):

W. W. Rostow

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

New Haven ◽

Yale University ◽

Mancur Olson

Precursors of Mancur Olson

Collective Choice ◽

10.1007/978-3-540-24711-1_2 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 17-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Keith L. Dougherty

Keyword(s):

Mancur Olson

Chapter 18: Mancur Olson, USA, 1932-1998

Rise and Decline of Civilizations ◽

10.1515/9781618112774-028 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 113-113

Keyword(s):

Mancur Olson

Introduction: Mancur Olson

No Growth Society Pb ◽

10.4324/9780203061312-5 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 8-20

Keyword(s):

Mancur Olson

A influência de Mancur Olson sobre a Teoria da Estabilidade Hegemônica de Robert Gilpin

Conjuntura Global ◽

10.5380/cg.v2i3.34624 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Juliany Helen Das Graças Pinto

Keyword(s):

Mancur Olson

Este artigo pretende compreender como a Teoria da Escolha Racional de Mancur Olson foi adaptada no campo das Relações Internacionais por Robert Gilpin. Para tanto, primeiro será analisada a bibliografia acerca do tema; depois, como a Teoria de Gilpin explicou o período do pós-guerra de liderança dos EUA no sistema internacional até os anos 1970. Logo, certificou-se que a Teoria da Estabilidade Hegemônica de Gilpin foi inspirada na de Olson.Palavras-chave: teoria política; escolha racional; teoria hegemônica.

The Logic of Mancur Olson

Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice ◽

10.1332/251569298x15668907783094 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 67-68

Author(s):

Stephen Anthony Baba

Keyword(s):

Mancur Olson

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