Order without law [[electronic resource] ] : how neighbors settle disputes / / Robert C. Ellickson

• Autore: Ellickson Robert C
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1991
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix,302p.)
• Disciplina: 340.115
• Soggetto topico: Sociological jurisprudence; Dispute resolution (Law) - California - Shasta County; Compromise (Law) - California - Shasta County; Trespass - California - Shasta County; Cattle - California - Shasta County; Social control
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction Part I. Shasta County 1. Shasta County and Its Cattle Industry 2. The Politics of Cattle Trespass 3. The Resolution of Cattle-Trespass Disputes 4. Who Pays for Boundary Fences? 5. Disputes Arising out of Highway Collisions Involving Livestock 6. The Effects of Closed-Range Ordinances Part II. A Theory of Norms 7. The System of Social Control S. Shortcomings of Current Theories of Social Control 9. The Puzzle of Cooperation 10. A Hypothesis of Welfare-Maximizing Norms 11. Substantive Norms: Of Bees, Cattle, and Whales 12. Remedial Norms: Of Carrots and Sticks 13. Procedural and Constitutive Norms: Of Gossip, Ritual, and Hero Worship 14. Controller-Selecting Norms: Of Contracts, Custom, and Photocopies Part III. The Future of Norms 15. Testing the Content of Norms 16. Conclusions and Implications Appendix. Research Methods Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Integrating the current research in law, economics, sociology, game theory and anthropology, this text demonstrates that people largely govern themselves by means of informal rules - social norms - without the need for a state or other central co-ordinator to lay down the law.
• Titolo autorizzato: Order without law
• ISBN: 0-674-26327-8; 0-674-03643-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778175303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II