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The Invisible Hook

The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates is a non-fiction book detailing the similarities between economics and piracy. Author Peter T. Leeson (born July 29, 1979), shows in this book how pirates instigated democratic practices for their mutual profit, ideas which preceded the methods of society in the 16th century.

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Author
Peter T. Leeson
Genre
Economics
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Publication place
United States

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The Invisible Hook

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related to overview · 27
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The Invisible Hook → Berube, Best Books, Best International Nonfiction Book, Business, Claude Berube, Crain, Economics, Economix, Edward Glaeser, Gold Medal Book, Hayek's, However, Leeson, Leeson's, Lesson, San Francisco Chronicle's, Storr, The New Yorker's Caleb, Virgil Henry Storr's, Washington Times
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The Invisible Hook → Chapter, Economics, EconTalk, Google BooksRoberts, Hook, Leeson, Liberty, Library, May, Pirates, Princeton University PressThe Invisible, Russ
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The Invisible Hook → Leeson, Lesson, Long, Pirates, Weiss
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The Invisible Hook → Peter T. Leeson
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The Invisible Hook → Economics
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The Invisible Hook → 276340750
Publication date · 1
The Invisible Hook → 2009

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The Invisible HookAuthorPeter T. Leeson1.00infobox
The Invisible HookGenreEconomics1.00infobox
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The Invisible HookLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Invisible HookOCLC2763407501.00infobox
The Invisible HookPublication date20091.00infobox
The Invisible HookPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
The Invisible HookPublisherPrinceton University Press1.00infobox
The Invisible HookSubjectEconomics of piracy1.00infobox
The Invisible Hookrelated to Critical receptionBest International Nonfiction Book0.60section
The Invisible Hookrelated to Critical receptionGold Medal Book0.60section
The Invisible Hookrelated to Critical receptionYear Award0.60section

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