40 years of research on rent seeking: set

This set of books is a collection of significant contributions to the theory of rent-seeking, from its very beginning to the present. Researchers working in this field will find it useful to have these texts as a reference manual. The extensive introductions survey the field and guide the reader through this extensive collection of major contributions, explaining what they think is the important contribution of each of these papers. The focus in Volume I is on conceptual and theoretical developments. Volume II deals with rent seeking in practice. The various applications demonstrate that the logic of rent seeking provides a powerful lens through which to observe and understand a broad range of economic, political, and social phenomena. The entire knowledge on rent seeking in two volumes Provides access to the most significant contributions to the theory and application of rent seeking An undispensable compendium of papersthat can be used as a quick reference manual on this topic INDICE: Volume I: Introduction.- Part I: Rents.- Part II: Collective Dimensions.- Part III: Extensions.- Part IV: Structure of Contests.- Part V: Experiments.- Volume II: Introduction.- Part I: Regulation and Protection.- Part II:Economic Development and Growth.- Part III: Political and Legal Institutions.- Part IV: Institutions and History.- Part V: The Firm.- Part VI: Societal Relations.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-79188-1
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Desconocida
• Páginas: 1500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 2
• Idioma: Inglés