The imperfections of government are increasingly recognized across the political spectrum, but seldom are they explicitly traced to the problem of “free riders.” Yet the free-rider problem is inherent in all politically directed activity, as can be seen from a fresh look at the classic cases of public goods provided by government.
Richard L. Stroup (1943–2021) was a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Emeritus Professor of Economics at both Montana State University and North Carolina State University.
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Other Independent Review articles by Richard L. Stroup
Summer 2014 The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present
Winter 2007/08 The Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy
Spring 2004 Out of Bounds, Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA
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