A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State by Barzel, Yoram

A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521806053)

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A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State by Barzel, Yoram

A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State

$89.00
A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State by Barzel, Yoram

A Theory of the State: Economic Rights, Legal Rights, and the Scope of the State

$89.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book models the emergence and evolution of the rule-of-law state. The protector or ruler is assumed to be self-seeking. Individuals will install a protector only after they create institutions to control him. Organized protection engenders legal institutions that enforce rights. A "state of nature" then gradually turns into a rule-of-law state. Individuals employ both the state and other third parties for enforcement. The fraction of agreements that the state enforces determines its scope. Rule-of-law states encourage market transactions and standards that facilitate trade. The larger the domain of the state's ultimate enforcer, the greater the advantage of scale economies to contracting. This force may explain the creation of rule-of-law empires.

Author: Yoram Barzel
ISBN-10: 0521806054
ISBN-13: 9780521806053
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/03/2001
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

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