The political economy of predation : manhunting and the economics of escape /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vahabi, Mehrdad, 1959-
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The meaning of predation; 3. Domination, manhunting and conflictual costs and benefits; 4. Rational conflict theory, paradox of war and strategic manhunting; 5. Appropriation, violent enforcement and transaction costs; 6. Appropriation, the state space and the economics of escape; 7. Predatory nature of the state and democracy; Epilogue.