Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History

by Barry R. Weingast, Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis

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All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. Most societies, which we call natural states, limit violence by political manipulation of the economy to create privileged interests. These privileges limit the use of violence by powerful individuals,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1107646995

ISBN13:9781107646995

Release Date:December 2012

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:346 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Business Business & Finance Business & Investing Cultural Economics Politics & Social Sciences Popular Economics Social Science Social Sciences Textbooks Violence in Society

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