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

by Pius V. Fischer

This volume identifies rent-seeking behavior as a primary cause of poor economic performance in many places, particulary Africa. The 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.

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Year of publication:	2006
Other Persons:	Fischer, Pius V. (contributor)
Publisher:	Boston, MA : Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject:	Tansania \| Tanzania \| Rent-Seeking \| Rent seeking \| Institutionenökonomik \| Institutional economics \| Wirtschaftliche Anpassung \| Economic adjustment \| Interessenpolitik \| Lobbying \| Öffentlicher Sektor \| Public sector \| Afrika \| Africa \| Öffentlicher Dienst \| Civil service \| Rent Seeking
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XXIII, 682 p, digital)
Series:	SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Zugl.: Konstanz, Univ., Diss., 2004 Front Matter; Introduction; 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; 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; Back Matter
ISBN:	978-0-387-33773-9 ; 978-0-387-33772-2
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-0-387-33773-9 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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