The modern contract law generally does not allow a perfected claim to be placed on employees. This constraint makes a claim to the return on employer's investment in recruiting and training a worker vulnerable against a possible bystanders' infringement on the claim. Accordingly, employers might...

This book advances a new theory of why nationalism emerged in the modern world. In particular it explains why nationalism and economic development are closely linked, and why warfare plays a crucial role in the spread of the nation-state system. It is based on qualitative and quantitative...