Volume 23

Number 3

Winter

2018/19

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Cronyism

Necessary for the Minimal, Protective State

By Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. Hall

Cronyism would be rampant even if government were limited solely to providing core protective functions. With its rent seeking, rent extraction, and revolving door, the U.S. military sector could be the poster child for peak cronyism.

  • is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and Co-Editor of The Independent Review.

  • is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, and Professor of Economics at the University of Tampa.

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