Editing Collective action (section)

===Exploitation of the great by the small===
[[Mancur Olson]] made the claim that individual [[Rational choice theory|rational choice]] leads to situations where individuals with more resources will carry a higher burden in the provision of the public good than poorer ones.<ref>{{Cite document|last=Olson|first=Mancur|title=logic of collective action: Public goods and the theory of groups|year=1965|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, MA}}</ref><!-- why exactly is this so controversial? --> Poorer individuals will usually have little choice but to opt for the [[Free rider problem|free rider]] strategy, i.e., they will attempt to benefit from the public good without contributing to its provision. This may also encourage the under-production (inefficient production) of the public good.