Ethical aspects of using government to subvert competition: Antidumping laws as a case study of rent seeking activity

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 759-771

  McGee, Robert W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidumping; Rent seeking; Rights theory; Special interest; Utilitarian ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349104149     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9663-x     Document Type: Article

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