Economist Mancur Olson Refers to What Aspect of Interest Groups

question 40

Multiple Choice

Economist Mancur Olson refers to what aspect of interest groups as "the size factor"?

• A)Larger interest groups are able to draw on greater financial resources,which makes them more capable of getting the ear of lawmakers and thus achieving policy change.
• B)The interests of groups with large memberships would typically prevail over the interests of smaller groups.
• C)Small groups are ordinarily more united on policy issues and often have more resources,enabling them to win out more often than large groups.
• D)The smaller an interest group,the more likely that its motivating issue will be subsumed by the agenda of a larger interest group.
• E)Small interest groups can often enhance their bargaining power by linking themselves to the agenda of a larger interest group that has greater resources.

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