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Neil K. Komesar

Imperfect Alternatives

Choosing Institutions in Law, Economics, and Public Policy

295 pages,  6 x 9  © 1997

Cloth $48.00

ISBN: 9780226450889   Published November 1994

Paper $25.00

ISBN: 9780226450896   Published January 1997

Preface
Pt. I: Deciding Who Decides: The Comparative Analysis of Institutional Performance
1: Taking Institutional Choice Seriously
2: Social Goals and Public Policies: Bridging the Gap between Them
Pt. II: Who Plays, Who Doesn't: The Participation-Centered Approach to the Political Process, the Market, and the Courts
3: The Political Process: The Power of the Few and the Power of the Many
4: The Market Process: Transaction Costs and Transaction Benefits
5: The Courts as an Institution: The Structure and Scale of Justice
Pt. III: Applications: Weighing the Relative Merits of Institutions
6: Safety, Tort Law, and Tort Reform
7: Constitutional Law and Constitution Making
8: American Constitutional Law: The Contours of Judicial Review
9: Summary and Conclusion: Propositions Audiences, and Reformations
Author Index
Subject Index
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