Year Author Key concept on collectivism
1963 Hayek Collective ownership and control on the means of production to achieve collectivist direction.
1984 Durkheim Societies have demonstrated their survival through collectivist behavior.
1985 Westen Societies were quite egalitarian having minimal social differentiation and division of labor, and they almost lack conceptions of separate and unified selfhood.
1979 Lyotard Changes and innovations must inspire hope and lead to belief in unified totality, a unicity. Inventions are used to legitimate knowledge and to validate the social bond.
1991 Gomez-Mejia & Wellbourne Collectivist economies have longer average period of employment.
1995 Hurley Collectivism encourages cooperation and innovation.
1997 Knack & Keefer Sharing responsibilities and privileges and group decision-making.
2001 Ball Groups in collectivist societies can perform beneficial functions to the state.
2001 Zack & Knack Collectivist societies can save and invest a greater part of their income.
2015 Maziarz Collectivist orientation fosters economic growth.