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Political Order and Inequality: Their Foundations and their Consequences for Human Welfare (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Carles Boix
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paperback. This book describes the foundations of stateless societies, why and how states emerge, and the basis of political obligation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 334 pages, 50 b/w illus. 2 maps 24 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Condition
New
Weight
483g
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107461079
SKU
V9781107461079
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About Carles Boix
Carles Boix is the Robert Garrett Professor of Politics and Public Affairs in the Department of Politics and at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. His first book, Political Parties, Growth and Equality (Cambridge, 1998), examines the different means through which partisan governments manage the economy in a globalized world. In his more recent ... Read more
Reviews for Political Order and Inequality: Their Foundations and their Consequences for Human Welfare (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
'With analytical clarity and fresh data, Carles Boix has produced a work that cannot be ignored by scholars interested in the biggest questions about politics, economics and society. What kinds of regimes generate the strongest economies? Where do these regimes come from? What is the relationship among politics, growth and inequality? Boix does not offer sound bite answers. Deeply historical, ... Read more