Intro -- Petty Capitalists and Globalization: Flexibility, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development -- Contents -- Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Petty Production: The Enduring Alternative -- 3. Movers and Fixers: Historical Forms of Exploitation and the Marketing of a Regional Economy...

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This book studies past economics from anthropological, archaeological, historical and sociological perspectives. By analyzing archeological and other evidence, it examines economic behavior and institutions in ancient societies. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, it critically discusses...

Intro -- Series Listing -- Imprint -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Theatres of Virtue -- Chapter 2: Virtuous Language in Industry and the Academy -- Chapter 3: Re-siting Corporate Responsibility -- Chapter 4: Power, Inequality, and...