Prologue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Prologue 1
5. 1. Adam Smith and His Ancestors 5
6. 2. Harnessing Self-Interest 26
7. 3. Marginalizing the Market 54
8. 4. Marginalizing Government i 77
9. 5. Coase’s Challenge 101
10. 6. Marginalizing Government II 125
11. 7. Legal Fiction 160
12. Epilogue. Everywhere, Self-Interest? 197
13. References 201
14. Index 225