Gridlock Economy



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Paperback
259 pages
ISBN 9780465018987 Published Feb. 2010
Basic Books (AZ)
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Gridlock Economy
How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives

Book Description

"The Gridlock Economy" introduces the problem of the anticommons to a wide general audience, explores the different types of situations that give rise to excessive property rights, tells readers how to recognize them, and offers practical solutions.


From the Publisher:
Twenty-five new runways would eliminate most air travel delays in America; fifty patent owners are blocking a major drug company from creating a cancer cure; 90 percent of our broadcast spectrum sits idle while American cell phone service suffers. These problems have solutions that can jump-start innovation and help save our troubled economy. So, what's holding us back?

Michael Heller, a leading authority on property, reveals that while private ownership creates wealth, too much ownership means that everyone loses. Startling and accessible, "The Gridlock Economy" offers insights on how we can overcome this preventable paradox.


Tagged: Business, Economics, Finance



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