International Journal of Business and Economics Volume 2, No. 1 April​, 2003

The Origin Rent-Seeking Concept

Gordon Tullock

School of Law, George Mason University, U.S.A

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.

JEL Classifications：B30, D61, D72.

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