Yoram Barzel

A Theory of the State

Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State
Herausgeber: Calvert, Randall; Eggertsson, Thrainn

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9780521806053
• ISBN-10: 0521806054
• Artikelnr.: 22757655

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. The Emergence of Protection and Third-Party Enforcement: 2. The state and the enforcement of agreements
3. Third-party enforcement and the state
4. The choice among enforcement forms
5. Anonymous exchange, mixed enforcement and vertical integration
6. Jurisdictional issues
7. Collective action and collective decisions
8. Tying the protector's hand: the agreement between subjects and protector
Part II. The Emergence of Legal Institutions: 9. Legal rights
10. The state's enhancement of market trade
11. The size and scope of the state
Part III. The Character of the State: 12. Merger and local autonomy
13. The distinction between 'legitimate' and 'criminal' states
14. Power, violent conflict and political evolution
15. The time path of change under dictatorships and under rule-of-law regimes
16. Recapitulation and an epilogue
References
Index.