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Great River Reading Series: Shannon Olson
No full textShannon Olson is the best-selling author of Welcome to My Planet and Children of God Go Bowling. With pathos, humor, and wit, Olson’s novels explore the angst of adjusting to the “real world” after college and her protagonist’s fraught attempts to separate from her over-involved mother, referred to by Garrison Keillor as “one of the great mothers of American fiction.” Olson directs the Creative Writing Program at St. Cloud State University. She has also taught at the University of Minnesota and at the Iowa Summer Writing Workshop and the Loft Literary Center
John and Pete Johson with C.B. Olson
No full textPhotograph - Three men holding up furs with numerous furs hanging on a fence in the background, Soto Landing, Alberta. A note on back reads: John and Pete Johnson and C.B. Olson nearly cleaned a pack of wolves south side of Marten Mountain at Wasp Cree
Olson and Johnson of Soto Landing
No full textPhotograph - A line of hanging furs, Soto Landing, Alberta. A note on the back reads: The first batch at Xmas, 1935. Soto Landing. The fur cycle of 1935-1936. Olson and Johnson trap line on Marten Mountain N.E. of Slave Lak
Rhetoric and Politics in Benjamin Franklin’s Pictorial Representations of British America
No full textDr. Olson, of the University of Pittsburgh and author of Benjamin Franklin’s Vision of American Community, traces the fundamental changes in Franklin\u27s conceptions of British America through his creation of visual images (most notably the Join or Die cartoon)
Theorie van het collectieve handelen (II). Kritische kanttekeningen bij de theorie van Olson
No full textComparison of M. Olson\u27s & J. M. Buchanan\u27s theories of collective action (M. Olson, The Logic of Collective Action, Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, Cambridge, Mass, 1965; & Buchanan, J. M., The Demand and Supply of Public Goods, Chicago, 1968). Both authors fail to distinguish clearly between market & group relations. The implications for Olson\u27s theory are explored. Three points of criticism are: (1) Olson\u27s theory seems contradictory as a consequence of the author\u27s formal definition of the \u27fraction\u27 of benefits accruing to group members; (2) certain assumptions limit the generality of his theory; (3) Olson\u27s conception of \u27rationality\u27 is not consistent. Olson\u27s theory being a theory of the free rider more than a theory of collective action, is of more limited validity than the author assumes. Fruitful application of the theory is to be expected where groups or organizations develop market analogous behavior in producing collective goods. This part of the theory is of major importance for sociologists. Small-group behavior, particularly where the collective good consists of collective property rights, is not explained satisfactorily by Olson\u27s theory. 3 Tables. AA
OLSON MANCUR - POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTEREST GROUPS
No full textAutor razmatra osnovnu strukturu političke ekonomije Mancura Olsona. Ističe tri pojma na kojima se ona zasniva - javna dobra, interesne skupine i selektivne poticaje. Posljednji pojam predstavlja Olsonovu inovaciju u suvremenoj političkoj znanosti. Autorova osnovna metodička postavka zasniva se na uvidu da je temeljna Olsonova ideja vezana uz tzv. paradoks javnog dobra. Za razliku od privatnih dobara, javna su dobra nekonkurentna i neisključiva, što znači da uživanje u njima nije moguće zabraniti onima koji ne snose troškove njihove proizvodnje. Olson je na temelju ovog razvio originalnu teoriju interesnih skupina. Propitujuć i troškove interesnog organiziranja, kao kolektivnog djelovanja čiji je rezultat javno dobro, postavio je razlikovanje između velikih, heterogenih i malih, homogenih grupa. Uz to, pokazao je da se pojedinci u pitanju javnih dobara ponašaju kao free rideri, kao neplatiše koji nastoje izbjeći troškove pribavljanja tih dobara. Autor pokazuje da je Olson, i pored određenih slabosti njegove redukcionističke metodologije, značajno unaprijedio političku znanost.The author discusses the basic structure of Mancur Olson's political economy. He highlights three concepts on which it is based - public goods, interest groups, and selective incentives. The last concept represents Olson's innovation in contemporary political science. The author's central methodical assumption is based on the insight that Olson's key theory is linked with the so-called public goods paradox. Unlike private goods, public goods are non-competitive and non-exclusive, which means that it is not possible to bar those who do not share the costs of their production from using them. On the basis of this, Olson has developed the original theory of interest groups. By looking into the costs of organizing along interest lines as a collective activity whose result is a public good, he distinguishes between large, heterogeneous, and small, homogeneous groups. Besides, he has shown that, regarding public goods, individuals tend to behave as free riders, defaulters who try to avoid the costs of securing these goods. The author shows that Olson has, notwithstanding certain flimsiness of his reductionist methodology, significantly revamped political science
Who Thinks This Book? Or Why the Author/God Analogy Merits Our Continued Attention
No full textOlson, briefly responding to Jonathan Culler’s criticism of her reading of “The Killers,” is more interested in discussing the larger topic of authorial narration than the story. See Culler’s “Omniscience” in Narrative 12, no. 1 (January 2004): 22-34
Stella Lavina Olson collection of papers, 1935-1966.
No full textAuthor, poet, and journalist, of Abercrombie and Fargo, N.D
Saga of the Whispering Hills - 052
No full textPhotograph - Mary Olson (author), Glenda Waddle, (production manager) and Frank Appleby (Rev. Garrioch). Saga of the Whispering Hills, presented by the Athabasca Players for the 75th Anniversary of Athabasca, Albert
Keeping It Real in the Hills: Representing Appalachia in Americana Music
No full textKEEPING IT REAL IN THE HILLS: REPRESENTING APPALACHIA IN AMERICANA was led by leading author, journalist and media personality Craig Havighurst and panelists radio producer Kris Truelsen, artist Kathy Mattea, artist Amythyst Kiah, and music educator Ted Olson. The topic of discussion was the state of old-time and Appalachian folk music and its sounds today, and the making of Kathy Mattea’s album Calling Me Home
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