Why do revolutions succeed? The role of rational choice in the Egyptian revolution.

A basic problem for a rational choice theory of mass political action is to explain why average citizens would participate in such behavior, since they have nothing to gain by participating (they won’t receive compensation for participating but will receive the public good if they participate or not...

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Main Author: Shalan, Amer
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2013
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/574
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1695&context=cmc_theses