There are 3 ways to control people: violence, greed (possibly a future essay topic), and love/virtue.

Violence: you tell people - do what I want or I will hurt/imprison/kill you.
Greed: Do what I want and I will give you money or goods.
Love: Do what I want because it's the right thing to do.

Idealist Communists said: Without greed, there will be ( Read more... )

What do all governments have in common? Some are ruthless dictatorships, and some are benign democracies. Some are large, and control the majority of the economy and some are small, leaving businesses alone to do what they like. Douglas North defines government as “an organization with a comparative advantage in violence, extending over a ( Read more... )