Reputation : studies in the voluntary elicitation of good conduct / edited by Daniel B. Klein.

Other author Klein, Daniel B.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1997.
Descriptionviii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesEconomics, cognition, and society
Economics, cognition, and society. ^A316509
Contents Knowledge, reputation, and trust, by voluntary means / Daniel B. Klein -- Lecture on the influence of commerce on manners / Adam Smith -- Adam Smith and the prisoners' dilemma / Gordon Tullock -- Good conduct in the great society : Adam Smith and the role of reputation / Jeremy Shearmur and Daniel B. Klein -- Rethinking gossip and scandal / Sally Engle Merry -- A symbol of safety : the origins of Underwriters' Laboratories / Harry Chase Brearly -- Dun & Bradstreet : for the promotion and protection of trade / J. Wilson Newman -- Trust for hire : voluntary remedies for quality and safety / Daniel B. Klein -- Reputation and coalitions in medieval trade : evidence on the Maghribi traders / Avner Greif -- The spontaneous evolution of commercial law / Bruce L. Benson -- Did J.P. Morgan's men add value? An economist's perspective on financial capitalism / J. Bradford De Long -- Sanctions without law : the Japanese financial clearinghouse guillotine and its impact on default rates / Marc Ryser -- The role of institutions in the revival of trade : the law merchant, private judges, and the champagne fairs / Paul R,. Milgrom, Douglass C. North, and Barry R. Weingast -- Promise keeping in the Great Society : a model of credit information sharing / Daniel B. Klein -- The role of market forces in assuring contractual performance / Benjamin Klein and Keith B. Leffler.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 96039403
ISBN047209596X (cloth)
ISBN0472065963 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HB72 .R47 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold