Stateless Commerce

Barak D. Richman

Published by Harvard University Press 2017

Stateless Commerce

The Diamond Network and the Persistence of Relational Exchange

Barak D. Richman

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674977266

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About this book

How does Manhattan’s 47th Street diamond district thrive as an ethnic marketplace without lawyers, courts, and state coercion? Barak Richman draws on insider interviews to show why relational exchange based on familiarity, trust, and community enforcement succeeds and what it reveals about the modern state’s limitations in governing the economy.

Reviews

Through the eternally fascinating lens of the diamond trade, Richman explores the potential, and the shortcomings, of stateless commerce. A solid synthesis and weighty contribution.
-- Robert C. Ellickson, Yale Law School

Offers new observations and insights into this fascinating world.
-- Lee K. Benham Independent Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
1. Statelessness in Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. A Case Study in Statelessness: Diamonds, the Diamond Network, and Diamontaires Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. The Mechanics of Statelessness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. A Theory of Statelessness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5. The Costs of Statelessness: Cartel Be hav ior and Re sis tance to Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
6. Lessons from Statelessness: Economic History, Ethnic Networks, and Development Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
7. Governing Statelessness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
8. The Limits of Statelessness and an Autopsy of Cooperation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 11 graphs, 1 table

eBook

Published: June 19, 2017
ISBN: 9780674977266