The company of strangers : a natural history of economic life /

Main Author: Seabright, Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010
Edition:rev. ed.
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245 1 4 |a The company of strangers :   |b a natural history of economic life /   |c Paul Seabright ; foreword by Daniel C. Dennett 
250 |a rev. ed. 
260 |a Princeton, N.J. :   |b Princeton University Press,   |c c2010 
300 |a xvii, 376 p. :   |b ill., map ;   |c 24 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 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? 
650 0 |a Social capital (Sociology) 
650 0 |a Economics   |x Sociological aspects 
650 0 |a Sociobiology 
650 0 |a Strangers 
650 0 |a Trust 
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