General Information

Author/Creator

Seabright, Paul, 1958-

Language

English.

Published

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2004.

Physical Description

x, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Subject

Social capital (Sociology)

Economics > Sociological aspects.

Sociobiology.

Strangers.

Trust.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Paul Seabright.

Content

PART I: Tunnel vision -- 1. Who's in charge? -- Prologue to part II -- PART II: From murderous apes to honorary friends: how is human cooperation possible? -- 2. Man and the risks of nature -- 3. Murder, Rreciprocity, and trust -- 4. Money and human relationships -- 5. Honor among thieves: hoarding and stealing -- 6. Professionalism and fulfilment in work and war -- Epilogue to Parts I and II -- Prologue to Part III -- PART III: Unintended consequences: from family bands to industrial cities -- 7. The city, from ancient Athens to modern Manhattan - 8. Water: commodity or social iInstitution? -- 9. Prices for everything? -- 10. Families and firms -- 11. Knowledge and symbolism -- 12. Exclusion: unemployment, poverty, and illness -- Epilogue to Part III -- Prologue to Part IV -- PART IV: Collective action: from belligerent states to a marketplace of nations -- 13. States and empires -- 14. Globalization and political action -- Conclusion: how fragile Is the great experiment?

ISBN

0691118213

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	306.3 SEA		OSA Repository	Donation of School of Public Policy.

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