The Enterprise of Law
28 July 2006 at 10:07 am Peter G. Klein 5 comments
| Peter Klein |
Bruce Benson’s terrific 1990 book The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without the State is back in print, courtesy of the Mises Institute.
See also his article archives at the Journal of Libertarian studies and the Independent Review.
Other useful books in this genre: Robert Ellickson’s Order Without Law, Benson’s To Serve and Protect, and David Beito’s From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State.
Entry filed under: - Klein -, Institutions, Recommended Reading.
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JC | 29 July 2006 at 10:07 am
Do you have a couple of sentences on what these books cover? That would be appreciated by this blogee.
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Peter Klein | 29 July 2006 at 10:43 am
Sure, all are about the volunatry, private production of public goods, including dispute resolution (Benson, Ellickson) and charitable assistance (Beito).
If you’ll excluse some self-quotation (from my entry on the New Institutional Economics in the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics):
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JC | 1 August 2006 at 11:26 am
Many thanks Peter. Are you familiar with:
Greif, A. (2006). Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy: Lessons from Medieval Trade. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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Peter Klein | 2 August 2006 at 8:31 am
JC, I haven’t looked at Greif’s new book, but am familiar with his papers on the Maghribi traders, which I would put in this category as well.
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JC | 2 August 2006 at 9:18 pm
I guess it’s the long version. …