Joseph A. Tainter
The collapse of complex societies
Joseph A. Tainter · 2021
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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.
Book details
- Year
- 2021
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Editions
- 4
- ISBN
- 9780511817168
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