In this book, economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Freidman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems, while often in conflict, are really devices evolved to achieve similar ends, and that society functions best when morals and markets are in balance with each other. ÍNDICE: - Prologue - The Savanna Code: What Good are Morals? - Bazaar and Empire: How Did We Become Civilized and Start Shopping? - The Great Transformation: Why is the Modern World So Rich? - Utopias of Cooperation: The Rise and Fall of Communism - Russiab s Transition to Kleptocracy: When Markets Need Morals - Japanb s Bubbles and Zombies: When Morals Choke Markets - Towers of Trust: The Rise (and occasional crash) of Financial Markets - From Hudson's Bay toeBay: Why Do Some People Like Going to Work? - Markets for Crime and Markets for Punishment - Mullahsb Revenge: Gangs, Cults, and Anti-Terrorists - Coolingthe Earth: Environmental Morals and Markets - Future Morals and Markets: Can This Marriage Be Saved? - Appendix: Technical Details - Endnotes - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-60097-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 268
- Fecha Publicación: 14/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés