10 Questions
What is the average life expectancy of a regime in the twentieth century according to the text?
Two generations
What are likely to be high points of disorder in political transitions?
Regime changes
In the context of political orders, which scenario is relatively uncommon?
Civil wars
How are order and disorder best understood according to the text?
As Weberian ideal types
What is stated as the opposite of order in the text?
Disruption
What is never fully achieved in societies?
Complete order
Which direction do shifts in societal position commonly occur according to the text?
In both directions
What can bottom-up orders expand to provide, as mentioned in the text?
Services and security
What do the most extreme forms of disorder mentioned in the text resemble?
Hobbes' state of nature
When considering societal order, what is never fully achieved according to the text?
Weberian ideal types
Test your knowledge on the impact of inequalities on political orders and democracies. Explore the reasons behind resentment towards disparities in lifespans and their potential consequences for social structures.
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