Law and Social Norms

Name: Law and Social Norms
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ISBN: 9780674008144

ISBN-10: 0674008146

ISBN-13: 9780674008144

Edition: 2000 (Reprint)

Authors: Eric Posner

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What is the role of law in a society where order is maintained through social norms, trust and nonlegal sanctions? This text argues that the law is critical to enhancing good social norms and undermining bad ones.

Book details

Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/8/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English




Introduction: Law and Collective Action



Models of Nonlegal Collective Action



A Model of Cooperation and the Production of Social Norms



Extensions, Objections, and Alternative Theories



Legal Applications



Gifts and Gratuitous Promises



Family Law and Social Norms



Status, Stigma, and the Criminal Law



Voting, Political Participation, and Symbolic Behavior



Racial Discrimination and Nationalism



Contract Law and Commercial Behavior



Normative Implications



Efficiency and Distributive Justice



Incommensurability, Commodification, and Money



Autonomy, Privacy, and Community


Notes


References


Acknowledgments


Index