Companion to the Political Economy of Rent Seeking
Author | : R. D. Congleton |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 553 |
Release | : 2015-02-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781782544944 |
ISBN-13 | : 1782544941 |
Rating | : 4/5 (941 Downloads) |
Download or read book Companion to the Political Economy of Rent Seeking written by R. D. Congleton and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quest for benefit from existing wealth or by seeking privileged benefit through influence over policy is known as rent seeking. Much rent seeking activity involves government and political decisions and is therefore in the domain of political econo