The Origin Rent-Seeking Concept

Gordon Tullock

International Journal of Business and Economics, 2003, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Possibly as a prelude to a mini series of critical review essays, this short paper is intended to revisit and clarify Tullock's contributions to the concept of rent-seeking. Some subsequent contributions are highlighted, so are its implications on social costs and wealth transfers.

Keywords: rent-seeking; social costs; transfers; political economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B30 D61 D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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