The company of strangers : a natural history of economic life /
Seabright, Paul.
Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Who's in charge? -- Man and the risks of nature -- Our violent past -- How have we tamed our violent instincts? -- How did the social emotions evolve? -- Money and human relationships -- Honor among thieves : hoarding and stealing -- Honor among bankers? : what caused the financial crisis? -- Professionalism and fulfillment in work and war -- The city, from ancient Athens to modern Manhattan -- Water : commodity or social institution? -- Prices for everything? -- Families and firms -- Knowledge and symbolism -- Exclusion : unemployment, poverty, and illness -- States and empires -- Globalization and political action -- Conclusion : how fragile is the great experiment?.
Social capital (Sociology)
Economics
Sociobiology.
Strangers.
Trust.