Economic Development, Social Order, and World Politics : : With Special Emphasis on War, Freedom, the Rise and Decline of the West, and the Future of East Asia / / Erich Weede.
Based on methodological individualism and a public-choice approach to social theory—and sure to stimulate considerable debate—this book analyzes the interdependence of economic development, social order, and interstate conflict. Weede contrasts the rise of the West over the past 500 years with the s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface: An Autobiographical Note
- 1. Introduction: A Systematic Agenda
- 2. Rational Choices and Responsible Decisionmaking
- 3. Collective Action, Government, and Property Rights
- 4. Disunity, Law, and Liberty: The Rise of the West Compared with Stagnation in the Great Asian Civilizations
- 5. Why People Stay Poor El sewhere
- 6. The West in Decline and the Rise of East Asia
- 7. War and Peace in the Contemporary World
- 8. Conclusions: Distributional Coalitions and Rent-Seeking
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book