Households production in State and stateless societies: three tales and one letter

Interpreting three tales based on the words of Hume, Hobbes, and Nozick, and a letter by Vilfredo Pareto, we present a comparative analysis of household production in several societies with and without State. The community we analyse is formed by two households, which may either follow a selfish or an altruistic logic. Furthermore, unless the stateless community has a common defence against external marauders or implements protection in cases of bad weather, the household production can be stolen or damaged. The society with State is ruled by a Government that can be either partisan or bipartisan. The economic analysis of the private and public choice of this community allows us to compare the efficiency and inequality of several configurations of society, as depicted by classical political economy.