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The free rider problem

THERE is a market failure in economics known as the free rider problem. It happens when some people consume public goods and services without paying for them, while the costs are shouldered by the ...
Defenders of capitalism argue that cooperation is undermined by individuals’ tendency to take more from society than they contribute. The economist Elinor Ostrom refuted this idea, but without ...