Political Order and Inequality (Cambridge Studies in

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Political Order and Inequality (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

The fundamental question of political theory, one that precedes all other questions about the nature of political life, is why there is a state at all. Is human cooperation feasible without a political authority enforcing it? Or do we need a state to live together? This problem then opens up two further questions. If a state is necessary to establish order, how does it come into place? And, when it does, what are the consequences for the political status and economic welfare of its citizens? Combining ethnographical material, historical cases, and statistical analysis, this book describes the foundations of stateless societies, why and how states emerge, and the basis of political obligation. As a result of this inquiry, it explains the economic and political roots of inequality, describes the causes of the stagnation of the preindustrial world, and explores what led to the West's prosperity of the past two centuries.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781107461079
ReleaseDate 2015-02-16
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781107461079

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781107461079
ReleaseDate	2015-02-16
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781107461079

Political Order and Inequality (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

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