Authority, scope and force: An analysis
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Article
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1980
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Springer US
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English
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This paper presents a model on the relationships between the authority of government, the scope of government, and the level of force employed by government to implement its decisions. Authority is the right to be obeyed. Such a right must be grounded in some source, such as a moral principle, an i