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Posner Eric.A

Law and social norms - New Delhi Universal Law Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd. 2009 - 260p

Contents:
1. Introduction: Law and Collective Action 1;
Part One. Models of Nonlegal Collective Action;
2. A Model of Cooperation and the Production of Social Norms 11;
3. Extensions, Objections, and Alternative Theories 36;
Part Two. Legal Applications;
4. Gifts and Gratuitous Promises 49;
5. Family Law and Social Norms 68;
6. Status, Stigma, and the Criminal Law 88;
7. Voting, Political Participation, and Symbolic Behavior 112;
8. Racial Discrimination and Nationalism 133;
9. Contract Law and Commercial Behavior 148;
Part three. Normative Implications;
10. Efficiency and Distributive Justice 169;
11. Incommensurability, Commodification, and Money 185;
12. Autonomy, Privacy, and Community 203;
Notes 225;
References 237;
Acknowledgments 253;
Index 255.


ISBN: 9788175347526

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Sociological jurisprudence2. Law & Eeconomics3. Social Norms4. Collective Behavior5. Game Theory

Dewey Class. No.: 340.115 POS