Elections as takeover bids: Some agonistics concerning good government

Review of Austrian Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-150

  Wagner, Richard E ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Corporate control; Economic calculation; Elections; Good government; Takeover bids

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349125393     PISSN: 08893047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11138-009-0077-5     Document Type: Article

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