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The company of strangers : a natural history of economic life / Paul Seabright.

Seabright, Paul. (Author).

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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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