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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)

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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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9780521806053: A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)

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ISBN 10:  0521806054 ISBN 13:  9780521806053
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002
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