TY - BOOK AU - Seabright,Paul TI - The company of strangers: a natural history of economic life SN - 9780691146461 (pbk.) AV - HM708 S438c 2010 U1 - 306.3 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Social capital (Sociology) KW - Economics KW - Sociological aspects KW - Sociobiology KW - Strangers KW - Trust N1 - 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? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009049522-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009049522-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009049522-t.html ER -