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- Title
Economic interests.
- Authors
Gintis, Herbert
- Abstract
The article focuses on the book "The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life," by Paul Seabright. The title of Seabright's book, "The Company of Strangers," isolates a unique characteristic of human sociality: although several species have evolved a highly complex and decentralized division of labour, humans are the only species with extensive cooperation among unrelated individuals. The book exemplifies a new breed of economic analysis, seeking answers to fundamental questions wherever they are found and ignoring disciplinary boundaries.
- Subjects
COMPANY of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life, The (Book); SEABRIGHT, Paul; DIVISION of labor; NATURAL history; SOCIALISM; BOOKS &; reading
- Publication
Nature, 2004, Vol 431, Issue 7006, p245
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/431245a