The premise is that economic life is pervaded by culture and depends on moral bonds of social trust. I like that thesis, but it has not worked so well in the U.S. in the last decades. A nice copy flawed only by a peculiar grey stain along the top edge of the paper. Inside very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped an\d has a little wrinkle on the back cover, but no rubs or tears.