According to Mancur Olson, Small Groups Are Able to Overcome

question 117

Multiple Choice

According to Mancur Olson, small groups are able to overcome the collective action problem more easily than large groups because small groups

• A)are generally not formed for self-interest reasons.
• B)are more personal and thus more vulnerable to interpersonal persuasion.
• C)are generally formed by labor interests, which are better at enforcing collective action.
• D)have fewer resource needs.
• E)tend to focus on providing public goods instead of private goods.

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