Rent seeking in China
This is the first book which undertakes a systematic analysis of rent seeking activities in China. Using case studies from across economics sectors the contributors discuss the occurrence of the phenomenon, what range of activities are related to rent seeking practices and, more importantly, how rent seeking shapes political and economic development.
1 online resource (xvi, 310 pages) : illustrations
9780203883969, 0203883969
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Print version:
1. The Politics of Rent Production 2. Rent Seeking, Corruption, and Clientelism 3. Transition from Surplus Seeking to Rent Seeking 4. The Institutional Context of Rent Seeking in Economic Transition 5. Local State Takeover as Multiple Rent Seeking in Private Business 6. Rents and Rent Seeking in the Coal Industry 7. Powering Rent Seeking in the Electricity Industry 8. Rent Allocation and Industrial Policy Efficacy in the Steel Industry 9. Rent Production and Industrial Governance in the Auto Industry 10. Rent Seeking and the Development of the Beer Industry 11. Rents, Mergers, and Acquisitions in the Automotive and Beer Industries 12. Rent Seeking, Corruption, and Local Finance in Historical Perspective 13. The Chinese Mode of Rent Utilization in Comparative Perspective