Self-Termination The Likely Outcome For "Goliath" Societies Where Inequality Reigns - Think Rome, Han China, And Us

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1. Important studies on this topic include "The Breakdown of Nations" by Leopold Kohr (1952),

and, following Kohr's ideas, “Small Is Beautiful” by E. F. Schumaker (1973). Kohr’s study illustrates many cases through history where what he terms the ‘cancerous disease of oversize’ has led to breakdown of society. While Kohr has had many critics, his ideas are worth considering.