Rent-Seeking, Corruption and Development

Jezri Krinsky
blobMetropolis, 2021
Grado: debutante
Perspective: Economia institucionalista
Topic: Crítica del capitalismo, Historia económica, Globalización y relaciones económicas internacionales, Desigualdad y clase, Instituciones, gobiernos y políticas públicas, Relaciones Norte-Sur y desarrollo, Reflexión sobre economía
Format: Video explicativo
Duración: 5:50
Enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqOG0ueAIm4

Short video examining the concepts of rents and rent-seeking, and the high cost of orthodox liberal anticorruption policies.

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Interesting video that presents a counterpoint to the concepts of rent and corruption, as well as the intersection between them in practice.

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Tags: corruption | development | history of economic thought | industrial policy | international political economy | mainstream critique
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