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Keyword: collective action


Statistical Victims (6/22/2006)

When identifiable victims are involved, people are willing to spend disproportionally more resources to save a few lives rather than spending the same amount to save a much larger number of statistical victims.

Keywords: collective action, health care, identifiable victim effect, Jessica McClure, lead paint, organized group, proportionality effect, risk, single-interest group

The Logic of Collective Action (12/21/2001)

Narrow special interests are often more politically powerful because they are easier to organize and the benefits of membership exceed the cost of participation.

Keywords: collective action, consumer lobbies, free rider, free-ridership, group membership, import quotas, organization costs, participation, pluralism, producer lobby, special interests, tariffs, trade protection