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The Economics of Special Privilege and Rent Seeking
Gordon Tullock
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Paperback. Series: Studies in Public Choice. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 167.
As the reader of this book probably already knows, I have devoted a great deal of time to the topic which is, rather unfortunately, named rent seeking. Rent seeking, the use of resources in actually lowering total product although benefiting some minority, is, unfortunately, a major activity of most governments. As a result of this, I have stumbled on a puzzle. The rent-seeking activity found in major societies is immense, but the industry devoted to producing it is nowhere near as immense. In Washington the rent-seeking industry is a very conspicuous part of the landscape. On the other hand, if ... Read more
As the reader of this book probably already knows, I have devoted a great deal of time to the topic which is, rather unfortunately, named rent seeking. Rent seeking, the use of resources in actually lowering total product although benefiting some minority, is, unfortunately, a major activity of most governments. As a result of this, I have stumbled on a puzzle. The rent-seeking activity found in major societies is immense, but the industry devoted to producing it is nowhere near as immense. In Washington the rent-seeking industry is a very conspicuous part of the landscape. On the other hand, if ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Public Choice
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048157792
SKU
V9789048157792
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