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Acknowledgments

First, in both writing and researching these essays, I benefited enormously from existing literature, individuals, and institutions too vast to even think of listing here. Along the many that deserve mention by name are the following late individuals, from my undergraduate through graduate studies and more, who always, or encouragingly pretended to, like my ideas even when I didn’t: George C. Murphy (UCLA), Harland “HP” Padfield (UC Davis and UC Irvine), Emery N. Castle (Oregon State), Michael Rieber (University of Arizona), and my doctoral boss Richard T. Newcomb (University of Arizona).

Second, my editor Joseph Parry at Lexington Books, and his staff, especially Bryndee Ryan and Alison Keefer, have been exceptional. Let me tell a quick story: I first approached Joe about a different manuscript I tentatively called Selected Reading on the Anthropological Foundations of Economic Behavior, Organization, and Control. The manuscript was my edited collection of six previously published book chapters by B. Malinowski, M.J. Herskovits, Sir W. Arthur Lewis, Joan V. Robinson, Frank H. Knight, and J. Kornai on economic behavior, economic organization, and economic control. Lexington offered me a contract, and Mr. Parry and I were very excited about bringing the readings to market again in light of economics failure to predict the Great Global Recession of 2007–2010. Only Professor Kornai gracious gave us permission to his essay. The other holders selected to charge exorbitant amounts for their rights, and one in fact republishing their work only months later. I like to think my badgering them motivated republication and the economic literature is no worse off for it.

Third, I am grateful to the anonymous manuscript reviewer for corrections, critical comments, and valuable suggestions. Most of the suggestions are reflected at appropriate places throughout the book; others have opened up wide avenues for future thought and research.

Last, but far not least, I owe a debt of appreciation to my wife and daughter, and I invite all my cheerleaders to share with me the strengths of the book while I absolve them all from any of its weaknesses.