The ephemeral civilization: exploding the myth of social evolution
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London [u.a.]
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1997
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
List of figures x
List of tables xii
Preface xiii
1 THE MYTH OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION 1
Economics and sociobiology 2
A dynamic strategy approach 5
Reshaping human institutions: the ideal and the real 15
Theory, history, and future 18
Part I Theory
Part IA: Strategic theory
2 A REALIST MODEL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 25
The building blocks for a new model 26
Motivation 27
The process of decision making 32
The role of rules 46
The strategic imitation model of decision making 49
Conclusions 50
3 A NEW MODEL OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE 52
The real nature of institutions and organisations 53
Changes in institutions and organisations 61
jA generalmodelofculturalchange 68
Part IB: Evolutionary theory
4 THE ETHEREAL WORLD OF
INSTITUTIONALISM 73
The old institutional economics 74
Modern evolutionary institutional economics 78
The new institutional economics 81
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CONTENTS
An evaluation of the new institutionalism 93
Conclusions 96
5 THE ROBOTIC WORLD OF SOCIOBIOLOGY 97
From economics to sociology — a reinterpretation of Darwin 97
The sodobiological model of behaviour 101
Social organisation 112
Social evolution 119
The sodobiological approach evaluated 121
Conclusions 21
Part II History
Part IIA: Conquest society
6 ROME: SANCTUARY OF THE WOLF 133
The rise and fall of Rome 133
The changing structure of Roman society 145
Conclusions 174
7 TENOCHTITLAN: CITADEL OF THE SUN 176
Expansion of the Aytec Empire 178
The structure ofA^tec society 185
The A^tec tragedy — an outcome of bad timing 202
Conclusions 204
Part IIB: Commerce society
8 GREECE: JEWEL OF THE AEGEAN 207
The rise and fall of Greek society 208
The changing structure of Greek society 219
Conclusions 236
9 VENICE: APPARITION OF THE ADRIATIC 239
The rise and fall of Venice 239
The changing structure of Venetian society 254
Conclusions 271
Part IIC: Technological society
10 ENGLAND: ALBION AWAKENING 274
The changingfortunes of Albion 275
The changing structure of society 303
Conclusions 363
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CONTENTS
11 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: PHOENIX
RISING 365
Creation of the world s first mega state 365
The institutional response 390
Conclusions 418
Part HI Future
12 THE COMING CLASH OF THE MEGA STATES:
USA, EU, RUSSIA, CHINA 421
The unfolding of the technological strategy 422
Strategic pathways of the mega states 425
The European Union 429
The rise, fall, and rise of the Russian mega state 440
The emerging mega state of China 465
Conclusions 486
13 A GLOBAL STATE? 488
A vehicle for the new millennium 488
The coming of the fifth paradigm 492
Policy and the fifth paradigm 498
Conclusions 510
Notes 512
Glossary of new terms and concepts 518
References 527
Index 547
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FIGURES
2.1 The concentric spheres model of human behaviour 30
3.1 Global technological paradigm shifts 64
3.2 Diagrammatic model of cultural change 69
II. 1 Diagrammatic model of the conquest society 132
6.1 Roman territorial expansion, 300 bc—ad 1200 138
6.2 The rate of expansion of the Roman Empire, 300 bc—ad 1200 139
6.3 Economic fluctuations in the Roman Empire, 300 bc ad 470 140
6.4 The Roman Forum 159
7.1 Tenochtitlan — the city centre 177
7.2 The civilizations of Mesoamerica 179
7.3 Mexica campaigns from Tenochtitlan, 1427 1519 182
8.1 The rise and fall of the Greek Empire, 1000 100 bc 209
8.2 The Aegean Sea (or Greek lake ) 212
8.3 The agora of Athens, late fifth century bc 222
9.1 The Venetian lagoon 241
9.2 The territorial expansion of Venice, 1000 1797 242
9.3 The Adriatic Sea (or Venetian lake ) 244
9.4 Venice in 1400 255
10.1 The income, prices, and empire of England, 1000 2000 276
10.2 The kingdoms of Europe, ad 998 278
10.3 English average income and taxes, 1150—1625 282
10.4 The Anglo Dutch lake , ad 1600 290
10.5 Diagrammatic model of the English feudal economy, 1086 305
11.1 The expansion and growth of the USA, 1790 1992 366
11.2 USA inland freight rates, 1784 1900 374
11.3 The expansion of American railroads to 1890 375 6
11.4 The American lake in the early eighteenth century 393
11.5 The growth of the American mega city to 1900 397
12.1 Territorial dimensions of the mega states: Europe, Russia, China,
USA, 1483 2000 426
12.2 Real GDP of the mega states, 1800 2000 427
12.3 Real GDP per capita of the mega states, 1800 2000 428
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12.4 Population of the mega states, 1800 2000 429
12.5 The growth of Western Europe (EU), 1800 2000 431
12.6 Countries of the European Union in the mid 1990s 436
12.7 The rivers, canals, and railways of Russia and China in the
mid 1990s 443
12.8 The growth of Russia, 1800 2000 449
12.9 Diagrammatic model of the classic USSR command system 454
12.10 The growth of China, 1800 2000 475
12.11 The unstable Chinese command system, 1953 2000 480
13.1 World mineral prices, 1955 1995 495 6
13.2 World energy prices, 1955 1995 497 8
13.3 European energy use, 1960 1993 499 500
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TABLES
3.1 Strategic institutions 56—7
3.2 Strategic organizations 59
6.1 Net public conquest returns, Republic of Rome 135
6.2 Rates of Roman territorial expansion 139
7.1 Patterns of Mexica expansion, 1325 1519 184
10.1 Population of London, 1000 1750 316
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