Groups and information disclosure: Olson and Putnam Hypotheses.

There is controversy between Putnam and Olson concerning the role of groups. Putnam argued that small groups contribute to economic growth, whereas Olson asserted that small groups hamper economic growth through rent-seeking behavior. Since the end of the 1990s in Japan, there has been a remarkable rise in the rate of enactment of public information-disclosure ordinances by local governments. This paper uses the panel data of Japan to compare the effects of Putnam-type horizontally structured groups and Olson-type vertically structured groups on government information disclosures. The Arellano-Bond type dynamic panel model is employed to control for unobserved fixed effects and endogeneity bias. The major findings are as follows: (1) the Putnam-type group has a positive influence on information disclosure; (2) the Olson-type group has a detrimental effect on information disclosure. These findings support both the Putnam and Olson hypotheses. The characteristics of a particular group should be considered carefully when the influence of that group is examined.Putnam, Olson, interest group, social capital, information-disclosure ordinance

The Closing Chapter

Postcard from Jake Olson, during the Linfield College Semester Abroad Program at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong, Chin

An Introduction To . . .

Postcard from Jake Olson, during the Linfield College Semester Abroad Program at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong, Chin

Lynd\u27s Leaving innocence: A Gran and Bass Olson mystery (Book Review)

Lynd, D. (2016). Leaving innocence: A Gran and Bass Olson mystery. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press. 259 pp. $19.95. ISBN 978149089447

Unlearn, Rewild: Earth Skills, Ideas and Inspiration for the Future Primitive by Miles Olson

Review of Miles Olson\u27s Unlearn, Rewild: Earth Skills, Ideas and Inspiration for the Future Primitive

Faithfully yours: Otto A. Olson (1920-1976)

Baglo, Ferdy E. Faithfully yours: Otto A. Olson (1920-1976). Manitoba: Central Canada Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, 1978

The Olson - Putnam Controversy: Some Empirical Evidence

This paper explores the causal link between associationism and general trust. First we study the principal components that constitute social capital. Then we contrast a structural model identifying the relations between the relevant variables in the so-called Olson-Putnam aporia. The results of the empirical test on the determinants of social capital allow us to conclude that the extension of horizontal networks maintains a direct relation with this form of capital, but not those of vertical type.Associationism Olson-Putnam controversy Social Capital Trust.

Volume 79, Issue 1: Full Issue

Full issue of the March 2014 issue of Manuscripts. Includes work by: Bob Barrick, Tommy O\u27Rourke, Earl Townsend, Cassidy Olson, Wesley Sexton, Ritz Davison, Ella Paul, Maggie Carey, Jillian Wanbaugh, Donald Bradley, and Katie Johnson