巴泽尔国家理论的分析框架——基于交易成本理论的视角

巴泽尔从交易成本的视角研究了国家的起源、特征、功能、范围、国家与社会的关系以及国家运行的控制机制。他认为：国家起源于人们产权交易过程中实施协议的需要；国家是使用暴力实施交易合约的终极第三方；国家通过实施合约降低了交易成本，使资产获得更多的收益；国家实施的合约数量和范围决定了国家的职能范围；国家与人们对实施合约带来的收益分配方式映射了国家与社会的关系；国家运行的控制机制是实施收益分配合理化的保证。

The Analytical Framework of Barzel's State Theory: A Perspective from the Theory of Transaction Cost

From the transaction cost perspective,Barzel uses property right,power and game theory to study the origin,the characteristics,the function,the scope and the operation of a state,and the relationship between a state and a society.The state originates from the demands of implementing contracts.State,as the ultimate third-party,depends on violence to implement transactions contracts,and it increases the value of assets by reducing transaction costs.The quantities of the contracts implemented decide the functi...