In The Logic of Collective Action, Mancur Olson challenged the pluralist assumption that

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Olson challenged the pluralist assumption that common interests among individuals automatically transform into group action. He argued that even if a group shares a common interest, individuals may not cooperate to achieve that interest because of the problem of collective action, which is the difficulty of getting individuals to act in a group's best interest when it is against their personal incentives. Therefore, the correct choice is D, which directly reflects Olson's argument.

In the Logic of Collective Action, Mancur Olson Challenged the Pluralist