Keyword: special interests
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
The Soviet Union - Super Power or Paper Tiger? (4/14/2000)
The dismal transition of the centrally planned Soviet economy to a market economy results from the collapse of an effective government with an encompassing interest and the non-existence of secure property rights.
Keywords: central planners, communism, consumption, democracy, encompassing interest, enterprise managers, investment, market information, privatization, property rights, special interests, state enterprises, surplus