Imperfect Alternatives
Choosing Institutions in Law, Economics, and Public Policy
295 pages, 6 x 9
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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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