Social Order and the State

Abstract

STUDENT: I thoroughly agree. And here is a set of thoughts. A state exists because it provides individuals with solutions to the twin problems of trust and protection from aggression by individuals of the same society and those of different societies. A state emerges once a society grows bigger and relationships among the members become increasingly impersonal. In cases of larger groups or societies, trust becomes scarce since the discipline of reciprocity and the “shadow of the future” are relatively low.