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The company of strangers : a natural history of economic life / Paul Seabright.
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- ISBN: 0691118213 (alk. paper) :
- Physical Description: x, 304 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2004.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-294) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. Tunnel vision. Who's in charge? ; Prologue to Part II. -- Pt. 2. From murderous apes to honorary friends: how is human cooperation possible? Man and the risks of nature ; Murder, reciprocity, and trust ; Money and human relationships ; Honor among thieves: hoarding and stealing ; Professionalism and fulfilment in work and war ; Epilogue to Parts I and II ; Prologue to Part III. -- Pt. 3. Unintended consequences: from family bands to industrial cities. The city, from ancient Athens to modern Manhattan ; Writer: commodity or social institution? ; Prices for everything? ; Families and firms ; Knowledge and symbolism ; Exclusion: unemployment, poverty, and illness ; Epilogue to Part III ; Prologue to Part IV. -- Pt. 4. Collective action: from belligerent states to a marketplace of nations. States and empires ; Globalization: how fragile is the great experiment? |
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| Subject: | Social capital (Sociology) Economics > Sociological aspects. Sociobiology. Strangers. Trust. |
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Table of Contents
The Company of Strangers : A Natural History of Economic Life
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. ix | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Part I | Tunnel Vision | p. 11 |
| Chapter 1 | Who's In Charge? | p. 13 |
| Prologue to Part II | p. 27 | |
| Part II | From Murderous Apes to Honorary Friends: How Is Human Cooperation Possible? | p. 29 |
| Chapter 2 | Man and the Risks of Nature | p. 31 |
| Chapter 3 | Murder, Reciprocity, and Trust | p. 48 |
| Chapter 4 | Money and Human Relationships | p. 67 |
| Chapter 5 | Honor among Thieves: Hoarding and Stealing | p. 78 |
| Chapter 6 | Professionalism and Fulfilment in Work and War | p. 87 |
| Epilogue to Parts I and II | p. 99 | |
| Prologue to Part III | p. 103 | |
| Part III | Unintended Consequences: From Family Bands to Industrial Cities | p. 107 |
| Chapter 7 | The City, from Ancient Athens to Modern Manhattan | p. 109 |
| Chapter 8 | Water: Commodity or Social Institution? | p. 123 |
| Chapter 9 | Prices for Everything? | p. 137 |
| Chapter 10 | Families and Firms | p. 153 |
| Chapter 11 | Knowledge and Symbolism | p. 174 |
| Chapter 12 | Exclusion: Unemployment, Poverty, and Illness | p. 190 |
| Epilogue to Part III | p. 209 | |
| Prologue to Part IV | p. 211 | |
| Part IV | Collective Action: From Belligerent States to a Marketplace of Nations | p. 215 |
| Chapter 13 | States and Empires | p. 217 |
| Chapter 14 | Globalization and Political Action | p. 233 |
| Conclusion: How Fragile Is the Great Experiment? | p. 245 | |
| Notes | p. 259 | |
| Bibliography | p. 279 | |
| Index | p. 295 |
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