Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-255) and index.
Contents
The invisible hook -- Vote for Blackbeard : the economics of pirate democracy -- An-arrgh-chy : the economics of the pirate code -- Skull & bones : the economics of the Jolly Roger -- Walk the plank : the economics of pirate torture -- Pressing pegleg : the economics of pirate conscription -- Equal pay for equal prey : the economics of pirate tolerance -- The secrets of pirate management -- Epilogue: omnipresent economics -- Postscript: You can't keep a sea dog down : the fall and rise of piracy.