A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History
Neither economics nor political science can explain the process of modern social development. The fact that developed societies always have developed economies and developed polities suggests that the connection between economics and politics must be a fundamental part of the development process. This paper develops an integrated theory of economics and politics. We show how, beginning 10 000 years ago, limited access social orders developed that were able to control violence, provide order, and allow greater production through specialization and exchange.