{"product_id":"violence-and-social-orders-douglass-c-north-9780521761734","title":"Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History","description":"All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. Most societies, which we call natural states, limit violence by political manipulation of the economy to create privileged interests. These privileges limit the use of violence by powerful individuals, but doing so hinders both economic and political development. In contrast, modern societies create open access to economic and political organizations, fostering political and economic competition. The book provides a framework for understanding the two types of social orders, why open access societies are both politically and economically more developed, and how some 25 countries have made the transition between the two types.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis, Barry R. Weingast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521761735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521761734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2009 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010","brand":"Douglass C. North","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992222597375,"sku":"9780521761734","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fbd3f58-5b76-44cf-9867-b896acd49b27.jpg?v=1683314739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/violence-and-social-orders-douglass-c-north-9780521761734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}