The Invisible Hook

The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
	Cover, Published 2011
Author	Peter T. Leeson
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject
Genre	Economics
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Publication date	2009
ISBN	0-691-13747-1
OCLC	276340750

The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates is a non-fiction book by economist Peter Leeson that shows how the modern economic concept of mutual self-interest motivated pirates to form cooperative and democratic societies that preceded the origins of modern-day democracy.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In June 2020, Youtuber CGP Grey adapted the book into two YouTube animations, including ideas from the book and how pirates kill out of a desire to make an example of rather than out of personal malice to quote the video.^[4]

References[]

^ Weiss, Joanna (May 11, 2008). "Everyone in favor, say yargh!". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Miller, Roger K. "Pirate profit probe a jolly good read". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ Hunt, Ken (November 28, 2008). "The Dread Pirate Jobs". Report on Business. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ "CGP Grey Explains How to Become a Successful Pirate on the High Seas Using Effective, Widespread Branding". Laughing Squid. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-11-05.

External links[]

Chapter 1 of The Invisible Hook. Princeton University Press
The Invisible Hook, Google Books
Roberts, Russ (May 25, 2009). "Leeson on Pirates and The Invisible Hook". EconTalk. Library of Economics and Liberty.

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[1] Weiss, Joanna (May 11, 2008). "Everyone in favor, say yargh!". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] Miller, Roger K. "Pirate profit probe a jolly good read". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[3] Hunt, Ken (November 28, 2008). "The Dread Pirate Jobs". Report on Business. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[4] "CGP Grey Explains How to Become a Successful Pirate on the High Seas Using Effective, Widespread Branding". Laughing Squid. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-11-05.

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