Daron Acemoğlu Quote

Max Weber, who we met in the previous chapter, provided the most famous and widely accepted definition of the state, identifying it with the monopoly of legitimate violence in society. Without such a monopoly and the degree of centralization that it entails, the state cannot play its role as enforcer of law and order, let alone provide public services and encourage and regulate economic activity. When the state fails to achieve almost any political centralization, society sooner or later descends into chaos, as did Somalia. We

Daron Acemoğlu

Max Weber, who we met in the previous chapter, provided the most famous and widely accepted definition of the state, identifying it with the monopoly of legitimate violence in society. Without such a monopoly and the degree of centralization that it entails, the state cannot play its role as enforcer of law and order, let alone provide public services and encourage and regulate economic activity. When the state fails to achieve almost any political centralization, society sooner or later descends into chaos, as did Somalia. We

Related Quotes