Growth, Sustainability, and the Power of Scale
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چکیده
1. Why Scale Matters 1.1.Chiefdom Organization: Simple Political Scale Systems 1.2. States, Ancient and Modern 2. Growth, Power, and Cultural Process 2.1.The Sapienization Process 2.2.The Politicization Process 2.3.The Commercialization Process 3. Growth and Sustainability 3.1.Growth and Power in Washington State 3.2. Global Trends 4. The End of Growth Acknowledgments Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch
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