ocr: building was solely occupied by a "corporate" group, its families related on the basis of occupation, kinship or both. An arrangement of this kind, linking the apartment dwellers to one another by webs of joint interest and activity, would have promoted social stability. Ifgroups with joint interests lived not only in the same apartment building but also in the same general neighborhood, the problem ofgoverning the city would have been substantially simplified. Such organization of neighborhood groups could have provided an intermediate level between the individual and the state. Ties of coope ...
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