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The Origin of the State: Land Productivity or Appropriability
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This paper challenges the traditional view that increased land productivity and food surplus led to the emergence of states.
Instead, it argues that the shift to appropriable cereal grains facilitated taxation and the rise of hierarchical societies.
The authors support their theory with empirical data and case studies.
Instead, it argues that the shift to appropriable cereal grains facilitated taxation and the rise of hierarchical societies.
The authors support their theory with empirical data and case studies.
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Russ Roberts

Omer Moav on the Emergence of the State