The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities is a seminal economic and political analysis by Mancur Olson that explains how the accumulation of interest groups and institutional rigidities can hinder long-term economic growth and contribute to stagnation.
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Target entity: The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities Context triple: [Mancur Olson, notableWork, The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities]
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Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that analyzes how formal and informal institutions shape long-term economic development and historical change.
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Structure and Change in Economic History
Structure and Change in Economic History is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that applies institutional and economic theory to explain long-term historical development and economic performance.
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Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State
"Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State" is a scholarly work by economist Ha-Joon Chang that critically examines how state policies shape economic development within the context of globalisation.
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Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty is a widely influential book in political economy that argues inclusive political and economic institutions are the key drivers of long-term national prosperity and development.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities Target entity description: The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities is a seminal economic and political analysis by Mancur Olson that explains how the accumulation of interest groups and institutional rigidities can hinder long-term economic growth and contribute to stagnation.
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A.
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that analyzes how formal and informal institutions shape long-term economic development and historical change.
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B.
Structure and Change in Economic History
Structure and Change in Economic History is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that applies institutional and economic theory to explain long-term historical development and economic performance.
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C.
Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State
"Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State" is a scholarly work by economist Ha-Joon Chang that critically examines how state policies shape economic development within the context of globalisation.
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D.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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E.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty is a widely influential book in political economy that argues inclusive political and economic institutions are the key drivers of long-term national prosperity and development.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ political economy book ⓘ |
| academicReception |
widely cited in economics literature
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widely cited in political science literature ⓘ |
| argument |
accumulated interest groups create social rigidities
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distributional coalitions seek rents rather than productivity gains ⓘ institutional sclerosis contributes to stagflation ⓘ rent-seeking by organized groups leads to inefficiency ⓘ social rigidities slow long-term economic growth ⓘ stable societies accumulate interest groups over time ⓘ |
| author | Mancur Olson ⓘ |
| buildsOn | The Logic of Collective Action ⓘ |
| caseStudy |
Germany
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Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
advanced industrial economies
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postwar economic performance ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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political science ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ |
| impact |
provided an interest-group explanation for postwar stagflation
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shaped debates on the role of institutions in growth ⓘ |
| influencedField |
comparative political economy
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growth economics ⓘ new institutional economics ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
collective action problem
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distributional coalition ⓘ institutional sclerosis ⓘ interest group accumulation ⓘ rent-seeking ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
collective action
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distributional coalitions ⓘ economic growth ⓘ institutional rigidities ⓘ interest groups ⓘ stagflation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | Olson’s theory of distributional coalitions ⓘ |
| thesis |
political stability can paradoxically lead to economic stagnation through group rigidities
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societies with frequent disruptions or shocks may grow faster because they have fewer entrenched interest groups ⓘ |
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Subject: The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities Description of subject: The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities is a seminal economic and political analysis by Mancur Olson that explains how the accumulation of interest groups and institutional rigidities can hinder long-term economic growth and contribute to stagnation.
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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
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