TY - BOOK AU - Leeson,Peter T. TI - The invisible hook: the hidden economics of pirates SN - 9780691137476 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - G535 .L44 2009 U1 - 330 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Pirates KW - History KW - Economic aspects KW - Economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-255) and index; 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 ER -