Joseph Tainter Joseph A. Tainter (born December 8, 1949) is an American anthropologist and historian. Biography[edit] Joseph Tainter was born on December 8, 1949. Tainter studied anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1975.[1] As of 2012[update] he holds a professorship in the Department of Environment and Society at Utah State University. Tainter has written or edited many articles and monographs. Social complexity[edit] According to Tainter's Collapse of Complex Societies, societies become more complex as they try to solve problems. When a society confronts a "problem," such as a shortage of energy, or difficulty in gaining access to it, it tends to create new layers of bureaucracy, infrastructure, or social class to address the challenge. For example, as Roman agricultural output slowly declined and population increased, per-capita energy availability dropped. Diminishing returns[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit]
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