The economic origins of government (Record no. 525329)
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| Personal name | Allen, R.C., Bertazzini, M.C. and Heldring, L. |
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| Title | The economic origins of government |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc | The American Economic Review |
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| Extent | 113(10), Oct, 2023: p.2507-2545 |
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| Summary, etc | We test between cooperative and extractive theories of the origins of government. We use river shifts in southern Iraq as a natural experiment, in a new archeological panel dataset. A shift away creates a local demand for a government to coordinate because private river irrigation needs to be replaced with public canals. It disincentivizes local extraction as land is no longer productive without irrigation. Consistent with a cooperative theory of government, a river shift away led to state formation, canal construction, and the payment of tribute. We argue that the first governments coordinated between extended households which implemented public good provision. – Reproduced https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20201919 |
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| Main entry heading | The American Economic Review |
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| Subject DIP | ECONOMICS |
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| Indian Institute of Public Administration | Indian Institute of Public Administration | 2024-02-22 | 113(10), Oct, 2023: p.2507-2545 | AR131127 | 2024-02-22 | Articles |