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Rent seeking has been a very common phenomenon in China. Yet precisely what accounts for its occurrence and, more importantly, how it shapes political and economic exchanges are little known. The workshop aims to address this question.
The workshop seeks to address the following issues:
disaggregate the phenomenon of rent seeking
distinguish rent seeking conceptually from corruption, state predation, and clientelism
identify the creators and recipients of rents
delineate the instruments of rent creation, means of rent distribution, and methods of seeking rents
locate the political and institutional factors (such as central-local relations, government-business relations, political networks, etc.) in shaping rent-seeking activities
compare rent seeking across different regions as well as economic sectors
analyze the political implications of rent seeking on regime maintenance, administrative control, and state-market relations
The workshop will take place at Leiden University, the Netherlands, 22-23 June 2007. Deadline for submission of title and abstract: 31 October 2006.
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