Critical Mass in Collective Action

Name: Critical Mass in Collective Action
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ISBN: 9780521039550

ISBN-10: 052103955X

ISBN-13: 9780521039550

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gerald Marwell, Pamela Oliver

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The problem of collective action is that each member of a group wants other members to make necessary sacrifices while he or she "free rides," reaping the benefits of collective action without doing the work. Inevitably the end result is that no one does the work and the common interest is not realized. This book analyzes the social pressure whereby groups solve the problem of collective action. The authors break new ground in showing that the problem of collective action requires a model of group process and cannot be deduced from simple models of individual behavior. They employ formal mathematical models to emphasize the role of small subgroups of especially motivated individuals who…

Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements



The critical mass and the problem of collective action



Building blocks: goods, groups and processes



The paradox of group size



The dynamics of production functions



Social networks: density, centralisation and cliques



Selectivity in social networks



Reach and selectivity as strategies of recruitment



Unfinished business


References


Name index


Subject index