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Albert O Hirschman

Economist and social theorist of exit, voice, and loyalty—how people respond when institutions disappoint.

Why this matters

Hirschman names the basic repertoire of response when trust thins—stay, speak, or leave.

Works

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Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States

Hirschman, Albert O. *Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States*. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970.

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The Rhetoric of Reaction: Perversity, Futility,

Hirschman, Albert O. *The Rhetoric of Reaction: Perversity, Futility, Jeopardy*. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1991.

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