Profit without transparency -- Possibilities and opportunities -- The secret power of attorney -- No law, no crime -- Halliburton's hidden Treuhand : fleecing the American taxpayer? -- Shock and awe : Iraq- Halliburton's subsidiary -- Reassessing Halliburton -- Zero transparency with Treuhand...

The monopoly position of the public bureaucracy in providing public services allows government employees to acquire rents. Those rents can involve higher wages, monetary and non-monetary fringe benefits (e.g. pensions and staffing), and/or bribes. We propose a direct measure to capture the total...

The monopoly position of the public bureaucracy in providing public services allows government employees to acquire rents. Those rents can involve higher wages, monetary and non-monetary fringe benefits (e.g. pensions and staffing), and/or bribes. We propose a direct measure to capture the total...