The State
About this Collection
These titles provide some general theoretical, historical, or sociological analysis of the State and how it functions.
Titles & Essays
Economic Theory. Demography
Industries. Land Use. Labor
Political Science
Political Theory
Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
Sociology
Not Categorized
Quotes
Odds & Ends
Ambroise Clément draws the distinction between two different kinds of charity: true voluntary charity and coerced government “charity” which is really a tax (1852)
The State
Anthony de Jasay asks whether states should be invented if they did not already exist (1985)
The State
Anthony de Jasay on the proliferation of predators and parasites in the modern state (1998)
Origin of Government
James Mill on Government Power
Class
James Mill on the “sinister interests” of those who wield political power (1825)
Origin of Government
James Mill on the Nature of Those Who Govern
Sport and Liberty
John Hobson argues that sport plays an important part in British imperialism for all classes and that the “spirit of adventure” is now played out in the colonies (1902)
Social Sciences