Why doesn't recognition of the free rider problem in providing public goods cause people to contribute, on

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Why doesn't recognition of the "free rider" problem in providing public goods cause people to contribute, on the grounds that they know they won't get the good at all without doing so? Since they all know this, they might contribute enough to get the good. Would the likelihood of this happening be greater or less if there were a small number of people affected?

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Intermediate Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780155414969

1st Edition

Authors: Robert W. Clower, Philip E. Graves

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