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A Hobbesian Approach to Political-Economic History
- Journal of Interdisciplinary History
- The MIT Press
- Volume 35, Number 4, Spring 2005
- pp. 605-614
- Review
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Hobbesian theory provides a key to understanding the interaction of economics and politics in the history of many countries, revealing that the suppression of violence is the first task of any nascent state. Only after governments have assured lasting internal peace by monopolizing violence can economic growth and political stability reinforce each other.