Gangster States
| Author | : K. Hirschfeld |
| Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015-02-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1137490284 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781137490285 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gangster States by : K. Hirschfeld
Download or read book Gangster States written by K. Hirschfeld and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author draws on behavioral ecology to predict the evolution of organized crime in unregulated systems of exchange and the further development of racketeer economies into unstable kleptocratic states. The result is a new model that explains the expansion and contraction of political-economic complexity in prehistoric and contemporary societies.
