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Public Choice (2013) 155:273 292 DOI lawPeter T. LeesonReceived: 23 November 2012 / Accepted: 25 November 2012 / Published online: 7 December 2012 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 AbstractHow do the members of societies that can t use governmentorsimple ostracismproduce social order? To investigate this question I use economics to analyze Gypsy law leverages superstition to enforce desirable conduct in Gypsy societies wheregovernment is unavailable and simple ostracism is ineffective. According to Gypsy law, un-guarded contact with the lower half of the human body is ritually polluting, ritual defilementis physically contagious, and non-Gypsies are in an extreme state of such defilement. Thesesuperstitions repair holes in simple ostracism among Gypsies, enabling them to secure socialcooperation without government. Gypsies belief system is an efficient institutional responseto the constraints they face on their choice of mechanisms of social Superstition Private order Self-governance Anarchy1 IntroductionIn developed countries, at least, the members of mainstream societies can rely on govern-ment to produce and enforce social rules that promote cooperation.
276 Public Choice (2013) 155:273–292 I don’t intend to create the impression that nothing has changed in Gypsy societies over this period. However, since the beliefs and practices I …
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