Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- General Introduction
- Part I On History
- Part II On Combat Solidarities
- Part III On the State
- Part IV Cities
- Part V Earning a Living
- Part VI Sciences
- Part VII Texts from Ibn Khaldūn’s Universal History
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Part III - On the State
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2025
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- General Introduction
- Part I On History
- Part II On Combat Solidarities
- Part III On the State
- Part IV Cities
- Part V Earning a Living
- Part VI Sciences
- Part VII Texts from Ibn Khaldūn’s Universal History
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Summary
Cities and prosperity are what the state has been made for. Taxation is its main principle, as it piles up resources and encourages, through coercion, intensified working and gains in productivity.
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- Ibn Khaldūn: Political Thought , pp. 51Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025