A theory of the state
Subtitle: economic rights, legal rights, and the scope of the state
By: Yoram Barzel.
Series: Political economy of institutions and decisions
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: State, The
Description: "This book models the emergence of the state and the forces that shape it. State creation is bound to protection needs. A specialized protector-ruler is efficient, but is also self-seeking. Individuals are expected to install rulers only after they have created mechanisms to control them. Among the offshoots of the organized protection are a legal system and decision-making procedures that include voting. The initial "state of nature," then, may gradually evolve into a rule-of-law state."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-281) and index.