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Law and social norms

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Publication details: New Delhi Universal Law Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd. 2009Description: 260pISBN:
  • 9788175347526
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.115 POS
Contents:
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.
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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.