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Collapse of Complex SocietiesCollapse of Complex Societies

Collapse of Complex Societies1988

Joseph A. Tainter · 262 pages

3.7(7)on Hardcover

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A survey of complex (post-hunter-gatherer, hierarchical) societies and their collapse, and the various theories proposed to account for collapse. The author develops his own theory based on the increasing cost of managing complexity that acheives decreasing marginal benefits.

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Published
1988
Pages
262
ISBN-13
9780521340922

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