19. Januar 2011

GAZPROM - A SOCIALIST RENT-SEEKING MONOPOLIST

2008-09-19 07:07

SUBJECT: GAZPROM OFFICIAL DESCRIBES THE COMPANY AS A SOCIALIST RENT-SEEKING MONOPOLIST

In an unusually frank response, Zolotov said Gazprom had two basic functions: to fulfill the gas needs of domestic industrial and residential consumers, and to fulfill its "social obligations," which include a variety of, in effect, charitable projects throughout the country.


Interessant ist die diplomatische Antwort auf diese Aussage.

companies in the West would likely have cited maximizing shareholder value or market share as corporate goals

Irgendwie haben wir das ja auch schon gewußt, daß GAZPROM sowas wie 'ne sozialistische Rentenanstalt ist. Warum sonst hat der Gas-Gerd da angeheuert?

Rent-Seeking, das erfolgreich ist, ist also individuell rational und vorteilhaft, aber kollektiv irrational und für die Volkswirtschaft schädigend.