Editor’s note: This essay written by economist Mason Gaffney is republished on thedailyrenter.com with permission from the School of Cooperative Individualism. [Summary for University of California seminar on Global Conflict and Cooperation in Laguna Beach. February 1988.] National governments originate historically to acquire, hold and police land. Other functions are assumed later, but sovereignty over … Continue reading “Rent-Seeking and Global Conflict” by Mason Gaffney