The company of strangers
Subtitle: a natural history of economic life
By: Paul Seabright
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780691146461
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who's in charge?; title: Man and the risks of nature; title: Our violent past; title: How have we tamed our violent instincts?; title: How did the social emotions evolve?; title: Money and human relationships; title: Honor among thieves : hoarding and stealing; title: Honor among bankers? : what caused the financial crisis?; title: Professionalism and ful.lment in work and war; title: The city, from ancient Athens to modern Manhattan; title: Water : commodity or social institution?; title: Prices for everything?; title: Families and firms; title: Knowledge and symbolism; title: Exclusion : unemployment, poverty, and illness; title: States and empires; title: Globalization and political action; title: Conclusion : how fragile is the great experiment?.