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Order without Law
Abstract
Ellickson demonstrates that people largely govern themselves by means of informal rules—social norms—that develop without a state or other central coordinator. Integrating the latest scholarship in law, economics, sociology, game theory, and anthropology, Ellickson investigates the uncharted world where order is successfully achieved without law.
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- Authors
- ELLICKSON, R. C.
- Venue
- Harvard University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Published
- 1991-12-31
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- W4213443024
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- 1,413
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- 0
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- 23.30
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- book
- Language
- en
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