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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.

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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 *

Stateless Commerce

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    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    Publication Date: 19/06/2017
    ISBN13: 9780674972179, 978-0674972179
    ISBN10: 0674972171
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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.

    Trade Review
    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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