Adolphson, Mikael; Ramseyer, J. Mark - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 71 (2009) 3, pp. 660-668
Medieval Japanese governments only haphazardly enforced claims to scarce resources. Necessarily, this presented landholders with a void. To obtain the enforcement they needed, many turned to institutions affiliated with the fractious Buddhist faith instead. Temples and monasteries enjoyed an...