Book contents
- The Political Economy of the American Frontier
- Series page
- The Political Economy of the American Frontier
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Maps, Figure, and Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Origins of Private Property Institutions
- 2 A Theoryof Claim Clubs
- 3 The Constitution of Claim Clubs
- 4 Rivals to the State
- Part II Change in Private Property Institutions
- References
- Index
3 - The Constitution of Claim Clubs
from Part I - The Origins of Private Property Institutions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2013
- The Political Economy of the American Frontier
- Series page
- The Political Economy of the American Frontier
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Maps, Figure, and Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Origins of Private Property Institutions
- 2 A Theoryof Claim Clubs
- 3 The Constitution of Claim Clubs
- 4 Rivals to the State
- Part II Change in Private Property Institutions
- References
- Index
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- The Political Economy of the American Frontier , pp. 57 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013