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All interest groups need to recruit and retain members in order to achieve their political goals.Explain what the so-called free-rider problem is and why it makes recruitment and retention difficult for interest groups.Drawing on the histories of Moveon.org and the American Association of Retired People, discuss how successful interest groups are able to overcome the free-rider problem.In your answer, be sure to define the different kinds of selective incentives interest groups provide to their members.


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