Article
Garrison America
The Economists' Voice
(2012)
Abstract
Samuel Bowles and Arjun Jayadev estimate that America devotes about a quarter of its labor force to conflicts over dividing up the pie rather than producing it--far more than other nations. Inequality may be among the reasons.
Keywords
- incomplete contracts,
- law,
- enforcement,
- inequality
Publication Date
April 18, 2012
Citation Information
Samuel Bowles and Arjun Jayadev. "Garrison America" The Economists' Voice Vol. 4 Iss. 2 (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/arjun_jayadev/2/