Illustrations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Tables xii
5. Preface xiii
6. Abbreviations xvii
7. Athenian Money, Taxes, Revenues xviii
8. CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Dispersed Knowledge and Public Action 1
9. CHAPTER TWO. Assessing Athenian Performance 39
10. CHAPTER THREE. Competition, Scale, and Varieties of Knowledge 80
11. CHAPTER FOUR. Aggregation: Networks, Teams, and Experts 118
12. CHAPTER FIVE. Alignment: Common Knowledge, Commitment, and Coordination 168
13. CHAPTER SIX. Codification: Access, Impartiality, and Transaction Costs 211
14. CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusions: Government by the People 264
15. APPENDIXES 281
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 295
17. INDEX 333