The Evolution of Inequality
War, State Survival, and Democracy in Comparative Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11088529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack A Goldstone, Jack Α Goldstone (0000-0003-1524-6081, corresponding author), Manus I Midlarsky |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178 |
| Publication date | 2001-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2655416 |
| OpenAlex | W2316821426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
Part I. Introduction: 1. Theoretical overview 2. Scarcity and inequality Part II. State Formation and Dissolution: 3. Warfare and the origins of the state 4. Decline and fall of empires and states Part III. Democracy: 5. The timing of the social problem and democratization 6. Failures of state formation and democratization 7. Sources of democracy Part IV. Violence and Cooperation: 8. Inequality and political violence 9. Equality and cooperation or helping: Part V. Conclusion: 10. Paradoxes of democracy and state survivability Appendices Notes Bibliography Index
Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Inequality · Mathematical analysis · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2023 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |