L'Effondrement des Societes Complexes
Edición de la obra The collapse of complex societies
| Autor | Joseph A.Tainter |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Le Retour aux Sources |
| Fecha de publicación | Feb 20, 2013 |
| ISBN-13 | 9782355120510 |
| ISBN-10 | 235512051X |
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.