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The Rise and Decline of NationsThe Rise and Decline of Nations

The Rise and Decline of Nations

Mancur Olson

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Explores the relation between economic development and collective action, hypothesizing that small collectives are dynamic and flexible enough to quickly react to changes, encouraging economic development, while large collectives are slow and inflexible when faced with change, leading to economic decline.

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OL108559W

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CasteEconomic developmentEconomicsEffect of inflation onUnemploymentbusiness associationscollective actioneconomic policylabor unionsmacroeconomic theoryStagflationWirtschaftPolitologieInternationaler VergleichWirtschaftswachstumÖkonomische Theorie der PolitikWirtschaftsentwicklungÖkonomische Theorien

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