"The control of competition is designed, at best, to reconcile socioeconomic stability with innovation, and at worst, to keep competitors out of the market. In this respect, the nineteenth century was no more liberal than the eighteenth century. Even during the presumed liberal nineteenth...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Commerce and its discontents; 1. Bon luxe, mauvais luxe: a language of commerce; 2. Doux commerce, commerce odieux: the commerce in humans; 3. Cette odieuse piraterie: defining piracy; 4. Indigne atelier: monopoly and monopolists; Conclusion: Commerce...

Economies of marriage : managing marital status -- Economies of justice : the possibilities of a people's court -- Economies of family politics : litigation communities, subject, and state -- Economies of markets : borrowing, customary practices, and emerging markets -- Economies of violence :...