Roger Roots
Biographic Data
| ID | 287010 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roger Roots |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roger |
| FAMILY NAME | Roots |
| SIGNATURE | ROOTS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Dangers of Automobile Travel
America's reliance on automobile transportation has attracted the scorn of academics for decades. Automobiles, it is said, are dangerous to life and limb, environmentally unfriendly, and wasteful of space and resources. Moreover, say the critics, automobiles produce inefficient individualistic social behavior that balkanizes communities and shatters the otherwise cohesive nature of American life.This article examines the costs and benefits of U.S…
Mafia Brotherhoods
When Laws Backfire
Why is it that so many laws perpetually fall short of their intended goals? Why haven't humanity's greatest minds managed to solve basic social ills? This article amasses considerable evidence suggesting that (a) law is inherently incapable of producing major social change because legal restrictions unsettle social equilibria and generate counteractions and (b) the subconscious purpose behind many laws is the promotion of social solidarity for it…
When Laws Backfire
Why is it that so many laws perpetually fall short of their intended goals? Why haven't humanity's greatest minds managed to solve basic social ills? This article amasses considerable evidence suggesting that (a) law is inherently incapable of producing major social change because legal restrictions unsettle social equilibria and generate counteractions and (b) the subconscious purpose behind many laws is the promotion of social solidarity for it…
When Laws Backfire
Why is it that so many laws perpetually fall short of their intended goals? Why haven't humanity's greatest minds managed to solve basic social ills? This article amasses considerable evidence suggesting that (a) law is inherently incapable of producing major social change because legal restrictions unsettle social equilibria and generate counteractions and (b) the subconscious purpose behind many laws is the promotion of social solidarity for it…
Mafia Brotherhoods
The Dangers of Automobile Travel
America's reliance on automobile transportation has attracted the scorn of academics for decades. Automobiles, it is said, are dangerous to life and limb, environmentally unfriendly, and wasteful of space and resources. Moreover, say the critics, automobiles produce inefficient individualistic social behavior that balkanizes communities and shatters the otherwise cohesive nature of American life.This article examines the costs and benefits of U.S…
Political science (3 works) · Law (2 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 work) · American History and Culture (1 work) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Haven (1 work) · Individualism (1 work) · Law (1 work)