Complexity Digest 2003.15 - 02
14-Apr-2003
Predator Or Prey? Parasitic Enterprises In Economic Development, Euro. Econ. Rev.
Abstract: In many developing and transition economies Mafia-like activities are rampant. Extortion and other forms of predation lower profitability in private businesses and distort investment incentives. Incorporated in a model of industrialization, bimodal club convergence may result. Economies may get stuck in a Predators' Club characterized by a vicious cycle of poverty and predation. Societies with a low flow of new entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable to predation and never get out of this club. Poor societies with a high flow of new entrepreneurs, however, may grow out of the trap and join the rich Producers' Club.
- Source: Predator Or Prey? Parasitic Enterprises In Economic Development
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econ.uio.no, r. torvik, DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00194-5, Apr. 2003 - Contributed by Pritha Das - prithadas01yahoo.com