This thesis treats the theory of Mancur Olson on the relationship between interest groups and growth and the empirical analyses regarding its validation. Mancur Olson has developed a comprehensive theory of economic growth that grounds on his 1965 published book The Logic of Collective Action....

Agricultural products are normally underpriced and many types of urban production subsidized in developing countries. In developed countries agriculture normally shares in the system of subsidies, and in developed countries without comparative advantage in agriculture many farm products are...