Rent-Seeking, Institutions and Reforms in Africa Theory and Empirical Evidence for Tanzania

Rent-Seeking, Institutions and Reforms in Africa Theory and Empirical Evidence for Tanzania / by Pius Fischer.

This book identifies rent-seeking behaviour as one of the main causes of poor economic performance, observed, among other places, in many countries of Africa. Rent-seeking describes the ability to capture incomes without producing output or making a productive contribution. Since rent-seekers are of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fischer, Pius (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Development economics.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Economic policy.
Social policy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Why Is Rent-Seeking Relevant for Developing Countries and Their Reforms?
  • What Is Rent-Seeking?
  • Evaluating Rents, Rent-Seeking Investments and Rent-Seeking Costs
  • Addressing Fundamentals: Explaining the Motivation for and Success of Rent-Seeking Behaviour and Policies
  • Reforms, Rent-Seeking and Rent-Seeking Opposition
  • Rent-Seeking: Empirical Evidence for Tanzania
  • From Socialist Ideology to Rent-Seeking Reality
  • Stabilisation and Structural Adjustment in Tanzania: A Rent-Seeking Approach to Explain Reform Records
  • Where Rent-Seekers Seek Rents: Parastatals—Hardliners in a Rent-Seeking Economy
  • Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.

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