This chapter reviews the theory of the voluntary public and private redistribution of wealth elaborated by economic … voluntary redistribution of income or wealth. The theory concentrates on lump-sum voluntary transfers, individual or collective …, which aim at equalizing the distribution of wealth from altruistic reasons or sentiments (perfectly substitutable altruistic …

-place hierarchies and development of landesque capital are important in generating both wealth and wealth inequality; development of … farming is also important to the generation of wealth. Iron smelting detracts from wealth inequality whereas copper smelting … detracts from the generation of wealth. Examination of three well-known interaction zones (Bronze Age West Asia, the Classic …