Congress and the rent-seeking society /

Congress and the rent-seeking society /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Parker, Glenn R., 1946-
Imprint:	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1996.
Description:	172 p.
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Congress. United States. -- Congress. Legislators -- United States. Pressure groups -- United States. Campaign funds -- United States. Political corruption -- United States. Rent (Economic theory) Transfer payments -- United States. Social choice -- United States. Campaign funds. Legislators. Political corruption. Pressure groups. Rent (Economic theory) Social choice. Transfer payments. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2393977

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ISBN:	0472106627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Legislators, Interest Groups, and Rent Seeking
2. A Model for Studying Adverse Selection
3. Rent Seeking and Congressional Scandals
4. Adverse Selection and the Composition of Congress
5. Rent-Seeking Behavior in Congress
6. The Retirement Problem
7. Controlling Legislators.