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The ordering of society is most effectively achieved by consent. However, when consent is not forthcoming or the ordering process requires the rapid breakdown of existing social relations, then various degrees of coercion become necessary.
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© 1996 Christopher Tremewan
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Tremewan, C. (1996). The Law, Coercion and Terror. In: The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24624-3_8
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