Political fragmentation versus a unified empire in a Malthusian economy
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Interstate competition; Unified empire; Malthusian growth theory;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
- H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
- O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
- O44 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Environment and Growth
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