tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post256490480487968043..comments2023-10-06T11:13:20.836-04:00Comments on Izgad: History 111: Under the Black FlagIzgadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-91923988098516961852011-04-28T12:36:05.599-04:002011-04-28T12:36:05.599-04:00Thank you.
From the description the book reminds ...Thank you.<br /><br />From the description the book reminds me a lot of Sudhir Venkatesh’s Gang Leader for a Day. I am not sure if this was the author’s intention, but the lesson that I took from that book was that free markets work even with the worst sorts of people such as drug dealers and keeps them in line far better than even the police.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-85797054734555273952011-04-28T03:33:43.655-04:002011-04-28T03:33:43.655-04:00Let me recommend The Invisible Hook by Peter Leeso...Let me recommend <i>The Invisible Hook</i> by Peter Leeson. It's an account of 18th century piracy written by a good economist, with quite a lot of information about what they did, and interesting explanations of why.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.com