Soviet Venality: A Rent-Seeking Model of the Communist State

Public Choice, Vol. 93, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 37-53, 1997

17 Pages Posted: 17 Jan 2010

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Gary M. Anderson

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Peter J. Boettke

George Mason University - Department of Economics; Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Date Written: 1997

Abstract

The authors use a Public Choice framework to analyze the Soviet Union.

JEL Classification: B53, P30, P50, D02, D70

Suggested Citation

Anderson, Gary M. and Boettke, Peter J. and Boettke, Peter J., Soviet Venality: A Rent-Seeking Model of the Communist State (1997). Public Choice, Vol. 93, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 37-53, 1997, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1531085

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