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18. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita - The Invention of Power

Ideas Having Sex

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Winning Coalitions and Power Dynamics

This chapter explores the concept of winning coalitions and how their size affects loyalty and power dynamics. It discusses the implications of coalition size on individual welfare, revolutions, and the invention of power. The speaker applies these ideas to the Catholic Church during medieval times and the practice of nepotism within the papacy.

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