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The Coase Theorem and the Evolution of Law and Economics

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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