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Any theory of history which contains a cyclical component must provide some explanation of downward deviations from trend, i.e., absolute or at least relative decline. Decline may be due to exogenous shocks like climatic deterioration or foreign occupation, or it may be caused by factors endogenous to the declining society. To the extent that these internal explanations are of a deterministic nature, two types of (pure) theories may be distinguished: organicist theories and institutionalist theories.82
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Vaubel, R. (1998). Comment on Dennis Muller. In: Bernholz, P., Streit, M.E., Vaubel, R. (eds) Political Competition, Innovation and Growth. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60324-2_7
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