The Gridlock Economy

How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives

Michael Heller author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Basic Books

Published:23rd Feb '10

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

The Gridlock Economy cover

Twenty-five new runways would eliminate most air travel delays in America fifty patent owners are blocking a major drug company from creating a cancer cure 90 percent of our broadcast spectrum sits idle while American cell phone service suffers. These problems have solutions that can jump-start innovation and help save our troubled economy. So, what's holding us back? Michael Heller, a leading authority on property, reveals that while private ownership creates wealth, too much ownership means that everyone loses. Startling and accessible, The Gridlock Economy offers insights on how we can overcome this preventable paradox.

"Sharp economic analysis and wise advice for policy makers."-Wall Street Journal "Excellent."-FT.com"

ISBN: 9780465018987

Dimensions: 225mm x 144mm x 19mm

Weight: 378g

288 pages