Michael Heller is one of America's leading authorities on ownership. He is the Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Real Estate Law at Columbia Law School and has served as the school's Vice Dean for Intellectual Life. He lives in New York and Los Angeles.
"Business Week"
"The bottom line: a compelling account with broad policy
implications."
"Penthouse"
"This could be one of this year's most important books. . . . Maybe
the best thing to do is to send a copy of this vital book to your
congressional representative."
"Reuters"
"Offers a new way to look at economic issues."
"Slate Magazine"
"The last decade has produced enough books challenging received
wisdom to fill a small--and stupendously popular--library called
the Compendium of Counter-intuition, [including Malcolm Gladwell's
"Blink," James Surowiecki's "Wisdom of Crowds," Chris Anderson's
"Long Tail"]. The newest addition to the collection is "The
Gridlock Economy," . . . The difference is that Heller, unlike most
of the authors of counterintuitive books, is actually a leader in
the academic field he is scrutinizing. . . . Heller has managed to
pull off one of the most perceptive popular books on property since
"Das Kapital,""
"Time Magazine" Curious Capitalist Blog
"Maybe the revolution starts with "The Gridlock Economy,""
"Wall Street Journal" Law Blog
"It seems all too infrequent an occurrence that a law professor
writes a thoughtful and accessible book about law for a lay
audience. But Michael Heller has done just that."
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