Political Science 1020E Chapter Notes -Territorial Authorities Of New Zealand, Wield, Feudalism

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Bruce Morrison

Document Summary

Institutional selection in international relations: state anarchy as order spruyt. Sovereign territorial states, city leagues and city states all tried to tap into the new sources of economic wealth, particularly long distance trade. The sovereign territorial state prevailed because it proved more effective at preventing defection by its members, reducing internal transaction costs and making credible commitments to other units. Sovereign territoriality was a means of structuring inter-unit behavior. The principle of sovereign territorial authority differed from other systems of rule institutional emerged in the course of later centuries. The city states acknowledged territorial limits but often lacked clear internal hierarchy, largely loose confederations having no clear sovereign. Sovereignty: the principle that authority is limited by precise spatial terms and is subject to no other authority. The legal climate was unfavorable for trade given the underdevelopment of written codes, the importance of local customary proceedings, the lack of instrumentally rational procedures and the crosscutting nature of jurisdictions.