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Order without law : how neighbors settle disputes /

Integrating the current research in law, economics, sociology, game theory and anthropology, this text demonstrates that people largely govern themselves by means of informal rules - social norms - without the need for a state or other central co-ordinator to lay down the law.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellickson, Robert C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 1991
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Shasta County
  • 1. Shasta County and Its Cattle Industry
  • 2. The Politics of Cattle Trespass
  • 3. The Resolution of Cattle-Trespass Disputes
  • 4. Who Pays for Boundary Fences?
  • 5. Disputes Arising out of Highway Collisions Involving Livestock
  • 6. The Effects of Closed-Range Ordinances
  • Part II. A Theory of Norms
  • 7. The System of Social Control
  • 8. Shortcomings of Current Theories of Social Control
  • 9. The Puzzle of Cooperation
  • 10. A Hypothesis of Welfare-Maximizing Norms
  • 11. Substantive Norms: Of Bees, Cattle, and Whales12. Remedial Norms: Of Carrots and Sticks
  • 13. Procedural and Constitutive Norms: Of Gossip, Ritual, and Hero Worship
  • 14. Controller-Selecting Norms: Of Contracts, Custom, and Photocopies
  • Part III. The Future of Norms
  • 15. Testing the Content of Norms
  • 16. Conclusions and Implications
  • Appendix. Research Methods
  • Index