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Wilson's analytical theory assumed that the natural and inevitable tendency in any system of government is to have recourse to some sovereign body that will exercise "ultimate supremacy" and have the last say in making collective decisions. It is in this sense that we speak of a government as have a monopoly over the legitimate exercise of authority and use of force in society. Indeed, much of contemporary political science is based on this presumption.

Vincent Ostrom

Vincent Ostrom

Vincent Ostrom

Born: September 25, 1919

Died: June 29, 2012 (aged 92)

Bio: Vincent Alfred Ostrom was an American political economist and the Founding Director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, based at Indiana University and the Arthur F. Bentley Professor Emeritus of Political Science.

Known for:

The political theory of a compound republic (1971)

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