Tulane Event: What is Political Development?

By Fergus Hodgson

04/07/2011

Francis Fukuyama, a world renowned political economist, presented the 15th annual Yates lecture at Tulane University. His latest book was available for the first time, and he presented on its theme - the dimensions of political development.

TAGS: Francis Fukuyama, Murphy Institute, Political Development, The Origins of Political Order, Tulane University

Homeowners Still Opposing Property Expropriation for LSU/VA Hospital

By James Plummer

03/25/2010

Following the United States’ Supreme Court 2005 decision in Kelo v. New London, a number of states passed laws designed to protect homeowners and others from the arbitrary taking of property by government for ill-defined purposes of “economic development.” Louisiana’s 2006 constitutional amendment forbids the government from taking someone’s home for another’s private gain. Only...

TAGS: Charity Hospital, Gen. Russel Honore, Kelo, LSU/VA Hospital, Tulane University

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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