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ECON 4530 - Power and Prosperity

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Uses three books by Mancur Olson to study the economic prosperity of nations. Considers whether Olson’s work presents a dynamic theory of political economy. Topics include: free rider behavior, economics of interest groups, rent seeking, and socially-contrived markets. Prer., ECON 1010 or ECON 1050.



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