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A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) - Softcover

Book 23 of 81: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions

Barzel, Yoram

 
9780521000642: A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)

Synopsis

This book models the emergence of the state, and the forces that shape it.

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This book models the emergence of the state, and the forces that shape it. State creation is bound to protection needs. A specialized protector-ruler is efficient, but is also self-seeking. Individuals will install a ruler only after they create a mechanism to control him.

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