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Merhdad Vahabi, The Political Economy of Predation. Manhunting and the Economics of Escape

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: In this ambitious work, which stands at the crossroad of Public Choice and New institutional Economics, Mehrdad Vahabi relies on the concept of predation to revisit the analysis of the genesis of the state, states conflict and the transition from autocracy to democracy.Notwithstanding the introduction, the book begins with a long chapter (chapter 2) on the meaning of predation, in which the author displays an impressive level of erudition (be it on anthropology, ethology, history or philolog...

Source: OEconomia

DOI: 10.4000/oeconomia.2402

Author: Bertrand Crettez

Institutions: Centre de Recherche en Economie et Droit, Université Panthéon-Assas

Language: English

Topic: Economic Theory and Institutions

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2592456318

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