CMC Midterm 2 Exam Study Guide.
Interest Groups - answer- groups organized to pursue common interests
-Different than businesses/firms (contracts & hierarchy) or
markets (buyers and sellers interact through transactions)
Pluralist Theory - answer-dominated prior to Olson
-Viewed politics as th...
easily be recognized." Makes forming and monitoring groups easier.
Latent Groups ( How Can Groups
Act Collectively? (Olson) ) - answer✔Large groups that "require a more sophisticated
organization to advance shared
interests. Individual contributions have essentially undetectable effects on average costs and
benefits." Organizations can monitor contributions and provide:
Selective incentives ( How Can Groups
Act Collectively? (Olson) ) - answer✔incentive applies selectively to individuals depending on
whether they
do or do not contribute toward collective good. Think PBS pledge drive tote bag; AARP
discounts; Zoo stickers for car window; brick or plaque or building name at university.
Government coercion is a selective disincentive.
Social selective incentives ( How Can Groups
Act Collectively? (Olson) ) - answer✔(respect and honor, or ostracism or shame): Cheaper, but
Olson
only sees these working in small groups (more on this later) because members of large
groups wouldn't know each other.
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