Przeworski's book is clearly influenced by economic explanations of political behaviour advanced by thinkers such as Anthony Downs (An Economic Theory of Democracy, 1957) and Mancur Olson (The Logic of Collective Action, 1965).
Przeworskis bok är klart influerad av ekonomiska förklaringar av politiskt beteende som framfört av tänkare som Anthony Downs (An Economic Theory of Democracy, 1957) och Mancur Olson (The Logic of Collective Action, 1971).