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... protected commerce : lenders were supported , defaulters were imprisoned or enslaved , and the debtor's heirs were bound by his debts ; business contracts were held sacred and were enforced by the state . Merchants , the chief support ...
... protected commerce : lenders were supported , defaulters were imprisoned or enslaved , and the debtor's heirs were bound by his debts ; business contracts were held sacred and were enforced by the state . Merchants , the chief support ...
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... protect and encourage the employment of capital ( Calhoun , 1926 ) . Traders were even protected by law from derogatory comments and ensuing losses ( Hasebroek , 1965 ) . The right of contract was recognized from the earliest ...
... protect and encourage the employment of capital ( Calhoun , 1926 ) . Traders were even protected by law from derogatory comments and ensuing losses ( Hasebroek , 1965 ) . The right of contract was recognized from the earliest ...
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... protected noncombatants , theoretically under pain of excommunication ( that is , exclusion from the company of believers ) . Popes claimed the right of mediation in all quarrels of princes , and canon law provided a basis for ...
... protected noncombatants , theoretically under pain of excommunication ( that is , exclusion from the company of believers ) . Popes claimed the right of mediation in all quarrels of princes , and canon law provided a basis for ...
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Conditions of State Systems | 21 |
The Open Society | 41 |
Creativity | 61 |
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