The
transition from egalitarian to rank seems a natural outgrowth of the logical
returns to organization possible under certain systems of production combined
with a pan human urge to prestige.
Getting from rank to stratification is more difficult.
Somehow it involves someone finding a way to gain access to a critical resource.
There are many theories of the rise of the state and it seems
clear that no one theory can explain all instances.
The
transition from egalitarian to rank seems a natural outgrowth of the logical
returns to organization possible under certain systems of production combined
with a pan human urge to prestige.