Repelling states: Evidence from upland Southeast Asia |
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Authors: | Edward Peter Stringham Caleb J Miles |
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Institution: | (1) Hackley Endowed Chair for Capitalism and Free Enterprise Studies,Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301, USA;(2) Trinity College, Hartford, CT, USA |
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Abstract: | Although many economists recognize the existence of stateless orders, economists such as Cowen, Sutter, and Holcombe question
how viable stateless orders are in the long run. Research documenting the historical existence of stateless societies is much
more developed than our understanding of whether societies can successfully remain free of states. This article analyzes historical
and anthropological evidence from societies in Southeast Asia that have avoided states for thousands of years. The article
provides an overview of some of their customary legal practices and then describes the mechanisms that they use to avoid,
repel, and prevent would-be states. Such stateless societies have successfully repelled states using location, specific production
methods, and cultural resistance to states. A better understanding of these mechanisms provides a potential explanation for
how such societies remained free of states for long periods of time. |
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