Author name: Martin Cannon

Privatization One policy movement, often referred to as privatization, has worked against the tendency of governments to grow. Privatization is […]

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Logrolling When many issues are before a legislative body at the same time, the outcome most preferred by voters on

14.3 Analysis of the Political Market According to the self-interest theory of government, the size of government increases due to rent-seeking

Legislation and Rent Seeking Tullock’s concept of rent seeking helps explain government action as a form of self-interested behavior by

The Cost of Rent Seeking Gordon Tullock (1967), in attempting to measure the costs of rent seeking, was the first

Rent Seeking Economic rent is the economic return over opportunity cost. Rent seeking is the commitment of scarce resources to

Section 14.1  Introduction Imagine for a moment that you are the chief administrator of a small public transport system that

E-Book Holbeche, L. (2018). The agile organization: How to build an engaged, innovative and resilient business (2nd ed.). Kogan Page

1. Name a tributary of the Rhine river that can be seen on the map below. What natural resources were mined along