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PIRATES WHO JUST WANTED TO FIND A PLACE IN THE HIGHER REACHES OF COLONIAL SOCIETY.

PIRATES WHO JUST WANTED TO FIND A PLACE IN THE HIGHER REACHES OF COLONIAL SOCIETY. I posted here about Professor Peter Leeson’s economic theory of piracy. Leeson’s 18th century pirates “set up their own early versions of constitutional democracy, complete … Continue reading

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AN ECONOMIC THEORY OF PIRACY.

AN ECONOMIC THEORY OF PIRACY. Professor Peter Leeson has authored a book about the economic theory of piracy: THE INVISIBLE HOOK. Professor Leeson was interviewed here by Ryan Hagen for the Freakonomics blog. The title of the book draws a … Continue reading

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