The pirate organization : lessons from the fringes of capitalism /
Rodolphe Durand, Jean-Philippe Vergne.
- Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (xii, 191 pages)
"First published in French as L'Organisation Pirate: Essai sur l'évolution du capitalisme."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- What is piracy? -- The pirate organization and territorial expansion, or Why capitalists shouldn't hate the state -- Pirate or corsair? -- What is the pirate organization? -- Where it all began: the pirate organization on the high seas -- Why piracy is not just about economics -- The pirate organization on the airwaves -- The pirate organization and the monopolist -- The pirate organization in cyberspace -- Hacking property rights -- Is the pirate organization a fair competitor? -- The pirate organization and the building blocks of life -- The future of the capitalist state -- Conclusion: to the fringes and back.
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