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rent-seeking

attempt to obtain economic rent
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rent-seeking
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rent-seeking

Summary

rent-seeking has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • rent-seeking is a type of advantage[2].
  • rent-seeking is a type of economic activity[3].
  • rent-seeking is a type of social exploitation[4].
  • rent-seeking is a type of public policy failure[5].
  • rent-seeking is a type of political economics[6].
  • rent-seeking is a type of corruption[7].
  • rent-seeking is a type of market failure[8].
  • rent-seeking is a type of lobbying[9].
  • rent-seeking is a type of public choice theory[10].
  • rent-seeking comprises sharecropping[11].
  • rent-seeking's facet of is recorded as politics[12].
  • rent-seeking's has effect is recorded as regulatory capture[13].
  • rent-seeking's different from is recorded as overcharge[14].
  • rent-seeking's different from is recorded as excessive billing[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include advantage[2], economic activity[3], social exploitation[4], public policy failure[5], political economics[6], and corruption[7].

Use and Application

rent-seeking comprises sharecropping[11].

Why It Matters

rent-seeking has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] rent-seeking is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

political economics politics public choice theory

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0256033-dobyvani-renty
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0256033-dobyvani-renty, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → regulatory capture
    Has part(s) → sharecropping
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544869105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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