VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL ORDERS by Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis, Barry R. Weingast ( 9780511575839 )

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Title:

VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL ORDERS
A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTERPRETING RECORDED HUMAN HISTORY

By:

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

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

0511575831

ISBN 13:

9780511575839

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

17 August, 2009

Description:

This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked.

Synopsis:

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, but doing so hinders both economic and political development. In contrast, modern societies create open access to economic and political organizations, fostering political and economic competition. The book provides a framework for understanding the two types of social orders, why open access societies are both politically and economically more developed, and how some 25 countries have made the transition between the two types.

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Imprint:

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Returns:

Non-returnable

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