The Economics and Politics of Wealth Redistribution - (Selected Works of Gordon Tullock) by Gordon Tullock (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The role of the democratic state in the redistribution of wealth is the topic of this readable and lively examination of an often controversial issue.
- Author(s): Gordon Tullock
- 399 Pages
- Business + Money Management, Economics
- Series Name: Selected Works of Gordon Tullock
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Book Synopsis
The role of the democratic state in the redistribution of wealth is the topic of this readable and lively examination of an often controversial issue. Using public choice and rent-seeking analysis as a basis, Tullock discusses the role of the democratic state in the redistribution of wealth. He adds a refreshing dose of realism to a field of economics that is often dominated by idealistic visions.
Gordon Tullock is Professor Emeritus of Law at George Mason University, where he was Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Study of Public Choice and University Professor of Law and Economics. He also taught at the University of South Carolina, the University of Virginia, Rice University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and the University of Arizona. In 1966 he founded the journal that became Public Choice and remained its editor until 1990.
Charles K. Rowley was Duncan Black Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a Senior Fellow of the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University. He was also General Director of the Locke Institute.
Review Quotes
The seventh volume of the acclaimed "Selected Works of Gordon Tullock" series from Liberty Fund, The Economics And Politics Of Wealth Redistribution begins with an examination of the primary arguments advanced in favor of wealth redistribution. Gordon Tullock (currently a professor of law and economics, and a Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University) then goes on to explore the real-world mechanisms and politics of redistribution in democratic countries, finding that redistribution primarily benefits the middle class and the politically savvy, while neglecting the deserving poor. This seventh volume drawn from the lifetime writings and lectures of one of America's most respected economists, concludes by proposing radical reforms to the modern welfare state. --John Burroughs, Midwest Book Review Burroughs' Bookshelf, December 2005