Why does crony capitalism seem to be endemic to the U.S. economy? The Independent Review’s Winter 2019 symposium examines whether or not free-market economies have an inherent tendency to lapse into cronyism and what measures, if any, could fix the problem.
Robert M. Whaples is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Co-Editor of The Independent Review.
EconomyGovernment and PoliticsGovernment Waste/PorkLaw and LibertyPolitical HistoryPolitical TheoryPublic Choice
Other Independent Review articles by Robert M. Whaples
Spring 2023 Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future
Spring 2023 Climate Future: Averting and Adapting to Climate Change
Spring 2023 Fragile Futures: The Uncertain Economics of Disasters, Pandemics, and Climate Change
[View All (80)]