The Invisible Hook

The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
Cover, Published 2011
Author Peter T. Leeson
Country United States
Language English
Subject Economics of piracy
Genre Economics
Publisher Princeton University Press
Publication date
 2009
ISBN 0-691-13747-1
OCLC 276340750

The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates is a non-fiction book by economist Peter Leeson that shows how the modern economic concept of mutual self-interest motivated pirates to form cooperative and democratic societies that preceded the origins of modern-day democracy.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Weiss, Joanna (May 11, 2008). "Everyone in favor, say yargh!". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  2. ↑ Miller, Roger K. "Pirate profit probe a jolly good read". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ Hunt, Ken (November 25, 2008). "The Dread Pirate Jobs". Report on Business. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  • Chapter 1 of The Invisible Hook. Princeton University Press
  • The Invisible Hook, Google Books
  • Roberts, Russ (May 25, 2009). "Leeson on Pirates and The Invisible Hook". EconTalk. Library of Economics and Liberty.


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