Sørensen Ааge
Abstract: The article discusses the concept of rent and its relevance for the analysis of inequality in society. Rent is resource, which provide advantages for incumbents of social positions independently from characteristics of the incumbents. According to the author, inequalities created by rents generate interest toward protection and acquisition of advantages that form “objective” interest toward certain positions in social structure. Therefore, rent is the basis of the formation of classes generally understood as conflict groups. In addition, the article discusses rent, which is not connected with positions in the social structure, but is based on natural abilities.
Keywords: structural theory of inequality, rent, rent seeking, rent based on natural abilities.