The Evolution of the “Free Rider” Concept

Authors

  • Ileana Take Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

“free rider”, public goods, government intervention

Abstract

This paper tries to identify the roots of the “free rider” problem, arising from the fact that an individual may be able to obtain the benefits of a good without contributing to the cost. After exploring the large contemporary debate around the concept, the paper concludes that free riding is not necessarily a basis for government intervention.

Author Biography

Ileana Take, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Dept. of Economic Theory, Finance, and Accounting

Published

2007-01-15

Issue

Vol. 12(47) (2005)

Section

ECONOMIC SCIENCES

License

Copyright (c) 2005 Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series V: Economic Sciences

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