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The Rise and Decline of Nations

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…iginally a tally for taxes and looting). the article was tl;dr. did they at least cite mancur olsen for the stationary bandit hypothesis? AFAIK it originated in his book the rise and decline of nations: http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Decline-Nations-Stagflation-Rigid...

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…than relying on large individual contributions. It's likely that many fewer museums would exist. For a deeper look at this I recommend reading the book by Mancur Olson - The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities. It takes a look at special interest groups and their effects on economic growth. http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Decline-Nations-Stagflation-Rigid...

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