In fact, the dominant view among anthropologists nowadays is that the only way to maintain a truly egalitarian society is to eliminate the possibility of accumulating any sort of surplus at all.
“As in the past, the costs and risks of the coming phases of the industrial economy were to be socialized, with eventual profits privatized ...”
― Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
― Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
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