Rent control, myths and realities
Subtitle: international evidence of the effects of rent control in six countries
By: contributors include Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, and Basil Kalymon ; co-edited by Walter Block and Edgar Olsen.
Contributors: Friedman, Milton, 1912-; Hayek, Friedrich A. von 1899-; Kalymon, Basil, 1944-; Block, Walter, 1941-; Olsen, Edgar O.
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Hillside, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: Rent control -- Addresses, essays, lectures.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 322-335.
Table of contents: title: The politics of rent control in the United States / Ted Dienstfrey; title: A short course in housing economics / M.A. Walker; title: The presumed advantages and real disadvantages of rent control / Richard W. Ault; title: Roofs or ceilings? : the current housing problem / Milton Friedman, George J. Stigler; title: Questions and some answers about rent control / Edgar O. Olsen; title: The effects of rent control and rent stabilization in New York City / Frank S. Kristof; title: The economics of rent restriction / F.W. Paish; title: Recent British experience / F.G. Pennance; title: The repercussions of rent restrictions / F.A. Hayek; title: No vacancies / Bertrand de Jouvenel; title: The rise, fall, and revival of Swedish rent control / Sven Rydenfelt; title: Apartment shortages and rent control / Basil A. Kalymon; title: Decontrol / M.A. Walker; title: Alternatives / Edgar O. Olsen, M.A. Walker; title: Postscript, a reply to the critics / Walter Block.