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Students of comparative politics have long faced a vexing dilemma: how can social scientists draw, applicable principles of political order from specific historical examples? This work offers a methodological response to this important question. It bridges the gap between the game-theoretic and empirically driven approaches in political economy.

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"Analytic Narratives showcases cutting-edge work in the comparative and historical application of rational-choice theory."—Mark Lichbach, University of Colorado at Boulder

Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction31Self-Enforcing Political Systems and Economic Growth: Late Medieval Genoa232The Political Economy of Absolutism Reconsidered643Conscription: The Price of Citizenship1094Political Stability and Civil War: Institutions, Commitment, and American Democracy1485The International Coffee Organization: An International Institution194Conclusion231Appendix239Index243

Analytic Narratives

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    A Paperback by Robert H. Bates, Avner Greif, Margaret Levi

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/24/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691001296, 978-0691001296
      ISBN10: 0691001294

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Students of comparative politics have long faced a vexing dilemma: how can social scientists draw, applicable principles of political order from specific historical examples? This work offers a methodological response to this important question. It bridges the gap between the game-theoretic and empirically driven approaches in political economy.

      Trade Review
      "Analytic Narratives showcases cutting-edge work in the comparative and historical application of rational-choice theory."—Mark Lichbach, University of Colorado at Boulder

      Table of Contents
      AcknowledgmentsIntroduction31Self-Enforcing Political Systems and Economic Growth: Late Medieval Genoa232The Political Economy of Absolutism Reconsidered643Conscription: The Price of Citizenship1094Political Stability and Civil War: Institutions, Commitment, and American Democracy1485The International Coffee Organization: An International Institution194Conclusion231Appendix239Index243

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