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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is refreshing in its approach and structure, which use analytical narratives rather than mathematical proofs. Social dilemmas require thinking and logic to provide solutions; hence, analytical narratives are helpful. Combining economics with ethics, Congleton provides an intriguing perspective on the rise of commercial societies. * Choice *
The book is a remarkable work of scholarship and a pleasure to read. The methodical choice of topics, comprehensive arguments and cohesive synthesis will appeal to the scholarly community. The analytical framework of carefully introducing simple game theory and extensions of the payoff matrices of the games to account for the benefits of virtue and the costs of guilt is an expert exposition that will be appreciated by researchers with an inquiring mind. * George Tridimas, Constitutional Political Economy *
The book makes a persuasive case, backed by extensive examples and careful analysis, for the claim that some systems of rules, and the associated set of moral intuitions and ethical dispositions thereby implied, are much more supportive of commercial society, and therefore of prosperity, than others. * Michael C. Munger, The Independent Review *
