Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty by Albert Hirschmanby Albert Otto Hirschman
Shares rank 10 of 19 economics books by recommenders
Recommended as a top social science book and a companion to The Logic of Collective Action. Critics raised no complaints in the discussions found.
Recommended as a top social science book and a companion to The Logic of Collective Action. Critics raised no complaints in the discussions found.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Called the best social science book
“Easily the best social science book I've ever read”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Short Little Difficult Books” Good companion to Logic of Collective Action
“It's a good compliment to The Logic of Collective Action.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Why I Left iNaturalist” Seems worth reading
“seems like it'd be worth reading”
Comment from 4 Nov 2025 in “An individual can change an organization”
Other economics books people recommend
The four most recommended other economics books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital in the Twenty-First Centuryby Thomas Piketty | 12 | 6 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Why Nations Failby Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| Progress and Povertyby Henry George | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Free to Chooseby Milton Friedman | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Exit, Voice, and Loyaltyby Albert Otto HirschmanThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's a good compliment to The Logic of Collective Action.”
“Easily the best social science book I've ever read”
“seems like it'd be worth reading”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.