Mancur Lloyd Olson, Jr. (pronounced /ˈmænsər/[1] or /ˈmæŋkər/; January 22, 1932 – February 19, 1998) was a leading American economist and social scientist who, at the time of his death, worked at the University of Maryland, College Park. Among other areas, he made contributions to institutional economics on the role of private property, taxation, public goods, collective action and contract rights in economic development. Olson focused on the logical basis of interest group membership and participation. The reigning political theories of his day granted groups an almost primordial status. Some appealed to a natural human instinct for herding, others ascribed the formation of groups that are rooted in kinship to the process of modernization. Olson offered a radically different account of the logical basis of organized collective action.
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, Mr. Olson examines the extent to which the individuals that share a common interest find it in their individual interest to bear the costs of the organizational effort.
The theory shows that most organizations produce what the economist calls "public goods"--goods or services that are available to every member, whether or not he has borne any of the costs of providing them. Economists have long understood that defense, law and order were public goods that could not be marketed to individuals, and that taxation was necessary. They have not, however, taken account of the fact that private as well as governmental organizations produce public goods.
一、搭便车理论的核心观点以及方法论基础 本书作者奥尔森创造性的在集体行动的研究领域,引入了传统经济学经常强调的个体主义方法论的视角。 传统的社会理论家研究集团行为时总是认为,组织或集团的存在是为了维护其成员的共同利益,而且它们也能有效的做到这一点。而奥尔森从...
评分“一个和尚挑水吃,两个和尚抬水吃,三个和尚没水吃。”这句耳熟能详的谚语故事想必很多人都知道。但我们往往只停留在故事本身的趣味性上,而忽视了它真正想表达的含义:“在一个群体中,随着人数的增多,人们主动为集体贡献的意愿会不断降低。” 我们生活中也到处是这样的例子...
评分 评分人们通常认为,一个具有共同利益的群体一定会为实现共同利益采取集体行动。譬如,消费者会组织起来与售卖伪劣产品的商家作斗争;全世界无产者会联合起来反对资本家的剥削,住在同一座楼里的邻居会提供公共楼道的照明;同一国家的国民会支持本国货币的坚挺;凡此种种,不胜...
评分“一个和尚挑水吃,两个和尚抬水吃,三个和尚没水吃。”这句耳熟能详的谚语故事想必很多人都知道。但我们往往只停留在故事本身的趣味性上,而忽视了它真正想表达的含义:“在一个群体中,随着人数的增多,人们主动为集体贡献的意愿会不断降低。” 我们生活中也到处是这样的例子...
Smart book. A footnote of Nietzsche's philosophy.
评分Mancur Olson是个天才
评分不错
评分Thesis: Members of large groups tend not to sacrifice for collective good.
评分全书行文非常晦涩,背景知识是当年完全无知的工人运动与欧洲历史,但“搭便车”的概念却深入人心,对群众运动有了奇怪的认知
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