A Complex Adaptive State System

Networks, Arms Races and Moral Hazards

Bibliographic Data

ID6380475
AuthorsPablo Policzer (0000-0002-1058-5503, University of Calgary, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume32
Issue3
Pages673-685
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de ciencia política (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0716-1417 • E-ISSN: 0718-090X
PublisherSciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4067/s0718-090x2012000300010
OpenAlexW2069512654
SCIELO_PIDS0718-090X2012000300010
LanguageEN
References cited16

much of the debate over stateness in Latin america assumes that states should sustain basic levels of stability, and if they cannot, the question is why not.this article departs from the assumption of stability, by asking how the relationship between states and other actors has evolved over time.this departure requires a shift in focus: from stateness as referring to states and how they should operate, to stateness as referring to the relationships between states and other actors, and how they change over time.the article argues that such relationships can be understood as emergent complex adaptive systems (cas), and considers three specific cas mechanisms: networks, arms races, and moral hazards.this conceptual shift in how to think about states is especially challenging in a region historically accustomed to hierarchical governance

Complex adaptive system · Corporate governance · Economic system · Economics · Latin Americans · Law and economics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · World Systems and Global Transformations

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