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For Olson Logic of Collective Action book review Abstract: Olson lt;lt;Logic of Collective Actiongt;gt; reading, the main contents of the book in its in-depth understanding of the case, the book analyzes the bright spot and came to the shortcomings of the book. Keywords: Olson, collective action, book reviews Although many scholars before Olsen collective action to explore the logic of making an important contribution, but Olson’s lt;lt;the logic of collective actiongt;gt; a book more valuable, he will introduce social and political economic approach to the phenomenon of study, the proposed logic of collective action, for the formal study provides the basis for collective action. First, the book’s main content Olson realized that the group is equivalent to the common interests of all members of the Group to provide public goods, not to be excluded from any member of the collective interests of the gains, as rational as possible to avoid the group members will take collective action costs, while trying to share the collective benefits provided by others in each group member wants to be free riders in the case, there will be difficulties of collective action. (A logical starting point for collective action: individual rationality and collective rationality of the conflict. In the social sciences in general, the ‘rational’ is defined as ‘goal will help to maximize the action is rational.’ Assume ‘personal reason’ means ‘actors are rational self-interest seekers,’ then ‘collective rational ‘can be interpreted as’ collective self-interest is the groups of rational seekers. ‘logic of collective action that unless a small number of groups, there is some special force or other means to promote the common interests of the individual group actions and rational , self-interested individuals will not take action to achieve their common or group interests. Thus, individual rationality and collective rationality there is a conflict between individual