Logic of Collective Action in Four Minutes

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What is rational behavior in groups? Does the group size, the members’ incentives or the strength of connection in groups matter more? In The Logic of Collective Action, economist Mancur Olson lays out his theory about group behavior and various factors on effectiveness.
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@sarahelizabethtotanes9430 8 ай бұрын

Do you happen to know what are the 3 influential models of collective action? This is very helpful.

@mitchelldyer5415 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, great job explaining this topic!

@VulkCoop 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@musicalBurr 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that nice summary.

@VulkCoop 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! What else would you like to see summarized?

@chervoletspark 4 жыл бұрын

This is going to be my speech topic in policy communications lab

@VulkCoop 3 жыл бұрын

@kamden, How did the speech topic go?

@lexismaridecastro1919 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Can you also make a video about the Logic of Connective Action by Bennett and Sergerberg? I just want to get a good grasp of what its concept is all about compared to Collective Action. Thank you!

@VulkCoop 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lexis. I'll be sure to put it on the list of books we will review!

@annas4376 Жыл бұрын

Does this theory suggest that basically, humans will not do anything good unless there is something to gain, i.e. dismissing altruistic action?

@VulkCoop Жыл бұрын

Hmm well in small groups, the theory doesn't apply. So then you could combine this with federations, like how Kropotkin says in the Mutual Aid book, and probably resist a lot of these problems.

@ARIZJOE 3 жыл бұрын

ARIZJOE Avoiding the Covid-19 virus through masks and social distancing is a public good. But it only takes a couple of individuals not participating to vitiate the group. Not only is the public good eroded (public health), but those not participating force a negative externality onto other individuals. Do you have a video or document that explains this behavior in terms of collective action?

@VulkCoop 3 жыл бұрын

Hi @arizjoe. Public health is a public good but not an exclusive public good. The logic of collective action applies to exclusive public goods (where if one person consumes it, other's can't partake). I don't think the logic of collection action limits network effect goods (where the value actually increases to all when more people partake). What do you think?

@ARIZJOE 3 жыл бұрын

@@VulkCoop Thank you for the clarification. I am a well educated individual. However, I did not know that collective action theory applies to exclusive public goods. I am searching for a method to nudge people in the U.S. into using masks, etc, to avoid becoming vectors of transmission. The reservoir of the virus is a collective. And if that parasite does not have a host it leaves a population.