- Title : Lawlessness and Economics: Alternative Modes of Governance (The Gorman Lectures in Economics)
- Author : Avinash K. Dixit
- Rating : 4.65 (299 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-5-16
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 176 Pages
- Asin : 0691114862
- Language : English
This is the hands-down best introduction to the subject, IMHO.. You should read this book and remember some fundanmentals that we all forget.. Here's some strengths of the book:* Checklist very handy to accomplish all the tasks in the correct order* The author asks common questions and then answers them clearly* Advice on what to do and what to avoid* It's like having a lawyer in a boo
This is the hands-down best introduction to the subject, IMHO.. You should read this book and remember some fundanmentals that we all forget.. Here's some strengths of the book:* Checklist very handy to accomplish all the tasks in the correct order* The author asks common questions and then answers them clearly* Advice on what to do and what to avoid* It's like having a lawyer in a bookWeaknesses:* Bylaws a bit overly long for small, new nonprofits* Not enough emphasis on the need for accounting help to file annual IRS Form 990. Thank you Lisa for sharing your words of inspiration with the world.. We read it at least 2x a day before baby brother arrived, and I think it made my son's transition to big brotherhood so much easier. Like many people I suffered from intermittent intestinal problems for many years. And there is so much to take in! Thought Provoking. The theorems that are necessary are demonstrated. The book its OK. However I am very disappointed that my book came without the audio CD. While the technology has progressed since this book was published, its still pretty relevent. I've implemented his ideas and rFor example, one model explains the limit on the size of social networks and illuminates problems in the transition to more formal legal systems as economies grow beyond this limit. The models also help us understand why state law dovetails with some non-state institutions and collides with others. Even in countries with strong legal systems, many of these mechanisms continue under the shadow of the law. This book builds on these studies and constructs a toolkit of theoretical models to analyze them. How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics, Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions that transcend or supplement weak economic governance from the state. The models shed new conceptual light on the different modes of governance, and deepen our understanding of the interaction of the alternative institutions with each other and with the government's law. Other models explain why for-profit enforcement is inefficient. In much of the world and through much of history, private mechanisms--such as long-term relationships, arbitration, social networks to dMilner, Law and Politics Book Review"Concise yet comprehensive, Professor Dixit's work may well become an essential handbook for this rapidly developing field of study."--Harvard Law Review"Policy-oriented or not, scholars hoping to make a contribution in the area of governance in less developed countries would do well to begin with this brilliant book."--James E. Perhaps the most compelling attribute of this endeavor is Dixit's tenacious ability to place each section and his various models into a clear and precise context with the already vast literature."--Wesley T. "In a broad field that is by its very nature multidisciplinary, Lawlessness and Economics is very straightforward and comprehensive in its survey of this emerging and complex phenomenon. Rauch, Journal of Economic Literature
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