This set of books is a collection of significant contributions to the theory of rent-seeking, from its very beginning … theoretical developments. Volume II deals with rent seeking in practice. The various applications demonstrate that the logic of … rent seeking provides a powerful lens through which to observe and understand a broad range of economic, political, and …

begins with a clear and comprehensive description of the theory of rent seeking and of contest design for political and … rent seeking. Much rent seeking activity involves government and political decisions and is therefore in the domain of … political economy, although rent seeking can also take place in personal relations and within firms and bureaucracies. The …