The gridlock economy
Subtitle: how too much ownership wrecks markets, stops innovation, and costs lives
By: Michael Heller.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780465029167
Subjects: Right of property; Transaction costs
Description: Examines the consequences of excessive property rights creating an underuse of resources, addressing such issues as excessive patent rights that inhibit the development of life-saving drugs, real estate practices that lead to a loss of family estates, and copyright laws.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The tragedy of the anticommons; title: Welcome to the lexicon; title: Where are the cures?; title: You can't hear me now; title: Block parties, fan teams and banana republics; title: Empty Moscow storefronts; title: The world is mine oyster; title: A solutions toolkit.