Transcription of Gypsy law - Peter Leeson
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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.
Public Choice (2013) 155:273–292 DOI 10.1007/s11127-012-0048-4 Gypsy law Peter T. Leeson Received: 23 November 2012 / Accepted: 25 November 2012 …
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