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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0739 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Mancur Olson · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Olson's The Logic of Collective Action (1965) argued that members of large groups do not act to further their common interest unless coerced or offered selective incentives, while small groups organise more easily.”

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