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Abstract

Tullock's concept of rent seeking was the first statement of a quantitative principle about the social costs of such activities as lobbying and favor seeking. As such, this part of Tullock's legacy to modern economics is one of his most important contributions. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Title
The economic theory of rent seeking
Author
Tollison, Robert D
Pages
73-82
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Jul 2012
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
00485829
e-ISSN
1573-7101
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-011-9852-5
ProQuest document ID
1013829379
Copyright
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012