Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Note about the Notes xiii
5. 1. Introduction: The Force of Law 1
6. 2. Bentham’s Law 11
7. 3. The Possibility and Probability of Noncoercive Law 23
8. 4. In Search of the Puzzled Man 43
9. 5. Do People Obey the Law? 57
10. 6. Are Officials above the Law? 75
11. 7. Coercing Obedience 93
12. 8. Of Carrots and Sticks 110
13. 9. Coercion’s Arsenal 124
14. 10. Awash in a Sea of Norms 140
15. 11. The Differentiation of Law 154
16. Notes 171
17. Index 235