The invisible hook : the hidden economics of pirates / Peter T. Leeson
- Author:
- Leeson, Peter T., 1979-
- Published:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2009]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2009
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Contents:
- The invisible hook -- Vote for Blackbeard. The economics of pirate democracy -- An-arrgh-chy. The economics of the pirate code -- Skull & bones. The economics of the Jolly Roger -- Walk the plank. The economics of pirate torture -- Pressing pegleg. The economics of pirate conscription -- Equal pay for equal prey. The economics of pirate tolerance -- The secrets of pirate management -- Epilogue: omnipresent economics -- Postscript: you can't keep a sea dog down. The fall and rise of piracy.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780691137476 (acid-free paper)
0691137471 (acid-free paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-255) and index.
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