Pius Fischer

Rent-Seeking, Institutions and Reforms in Africa

Theory and Empirical Evidence for Tanzania

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume identifies rent-seeking behavior as one of the main causes of poor economic performance in many places, most specifically Africa. Following a comprehensive and critical discussion of theories on the causes, properties, and consequences of rents and rent-seeking strategies in the context of economic reforms and development cooperation, this book presents a detailed empirical study of rent-seeking within the civil service, parastatal sector, and business community in Tanzania. It quantifies and evaluates the rent-seeking behavior of more than 300 parastatal companies and the resulting impact on society. The conclusions on reform strategies are applicable to counties within and outside Africa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11662938, 978-0-387-33772-2
• 2006 edition
• Seitenzahl: 682
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 165mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1302g
• ISBN-13: 9780387337722
• ISBN-10: 0387337725
• Artikelnr.: 20923050

Autorenporträt

Pius Fischer, NADEL, Zurich, Switzerland

Inhaltsangabe

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.