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Looting as Vocation
University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Open Journal of Philosophy·Volume 12 (2022)·Pages 505–509·Published 10 October 2022·DOI10.4236/ojpp.2022.124033
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Abstract
What drives a politician? The standard answer in political philosophy is Hobbes’ power, strongly supported by Max Weber. However, the emergence of the Putin regime in Russia forces us to theorize the role of economic motivation as looting . We find it in all dictatorships, e.g., Burma. The giant financial economy enhances the private prospects of looting, especially in closed societies.
KeywordsDictatorshipLootingPrincipal-Agent InteractionAsymmetrical Information
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