^ a related problem, and that page just informed me that there is a field of Public Choice Theory which might have more on this sort of thing.
(Of course, in all such problems, you still have to determine the effect of the collective action itself, in addition to the effect of your contribution on the strength of the collective action. That goes without saying, of course, for all actions.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_voting
^ a related problem, and that page just informed me that there is a field of Public Choice Theory which might have more on this sort of thing.
(Of course, in all such problems, you still have to determine the effect of the collective action itself, in addition to the effect of your contribution on the strength of the collective action. That goes without saying, of course, for all actions.)