Book contents
- The Political Economy of Development
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- The Political Economy of Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- A Note to the Reader
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Societies without States
- 3 An Impossibility Result?
- 4 From Kinship to the State
- 5 Restraining the Leviathan: Part I
- 6 Restraining the Leviathan: Part II
- 7 The Political Impetus for the Great Transformation
- 8 Shaping the Path of Growth and Development
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page iii)
4 - From Kinship to the State
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 February 2021
- The Political Economy of Development
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- The Political Economy of Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- A Note to the Reader
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Societies without States
- 3 An Impossibility Result?
- 4 From Kinship to the State
- 5 Restraining the Leviathan: Part I
- 6 Restraining the Leviathan: Part II
- 7 The Political Impetus for the Great Transformation
- 8 Shaping the Path of Growth and Development
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page iii)
Summary
From kinship to the state. With the rise of prosperity, control over the means of violence shifts from kin groups to states.
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- The Political Economy of DevelopmentA Game Theoretic Approach, pp. 32 - 42Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020