Rent-Seeking, Corruption and Development

Jezri Krinsky
blobMetropolis, 2021
Niveau: débutant
Perspective: Économie institutionnelle
Sujet: Critique du capitalisme, Histoire économique, Mondialisation & relations économiques internationales, Inégalité & classe, Institutions, gouvernements & politiques, Relations Nord-Sud & développement, Réflexion sur l'économie
Format: Explainer Video
Durée: 5:50
Lien: 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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Ce projet est le fruit du travail des membres du réseau international pour le pluralisme en économie, dans la sphère germanophone (Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V.) et dans la sphère francophone (Rethinking Economics Switzerland / Rethinking Economics Belgium / PEPS-Économie France). Nous sommes fortement attachés à notre indépendance et à notre diversité et vos dons permettent de le rester ! 

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