The Elgar Companion to the Economics of Property Rights
Enrico Colombatto
Edward Elgar Publishing
`The present collection of papers in Elgar's Companion   series provides a very useful overview of research on the functions and   implications of property rights.'    - Wolfgang Grassl,  Journal of Markets and Morality<P>    <P>`In 22 well-written chapters, this volume illuminates the major   accomplishments of the economics of property rights. While they differ in   the scope and extent of their coverage, contributions to this book are   focused, carefully researched, well argued, and quite readable. In my   judgment, the book takes us to the frontier of the growing stock of   knowledge on the origins and consequences of alternative property rights.'       - From the foreword by Steve Pejovich <P>    <P>Economics is a matter of choice and growth, of interaction and exchange   among individuals. Because property rights define the rules of these   interactions and the objects of exchange, it is vital to fully understand   the institutions and implications of the various property-rights regimes.   With over 20 original and specially commissioned chapters, this book takes   the reader from the historical and moral foundations of the discipline to   the frontiers of scholarly research in the field.<P>    <P>This  Companion  is both an introduction to the economics of property   rights and a guide to help understand and analyse policy issues by making   use of the powerful conceptual tools offered by this increasingly popular   branch of economics. Following a comprehensive introduction by the editor,   the book is divided in to three broad sections which examine the birth and   evolution of property rights, investigate the relationship between property   rights and the law, and explore contemporary economic issues from a   property rights perspective. Together, the chapters in the book do not   claim to offer a standard solution to the institutional questions raised by   the property-rights issue. Instead, they present the theoretical tools and   real-world examples needed to allow the reader to develop new ideas and   evaluate existing problems.    <P>Non-technical in nature and including a distinguished list of authors from   across the spectrum of economic thinking,  The Elgar Companion to the   Economics of Property Rights  makes an invaluable contribution to the   literature on economics, law, political science and public choice. For any   serious scholar or student of these disciplines, this book will prove to be   the ultimate reference companion.   <P><b>  Contents:  Foreword by Steve Pejovich  Introduction  Part I: The Birth   and Evolution of Property Rights  Part II: Property Rights and the Law    Part III: Current Issues from a Property Rights Perspective   Index <P><b>  Contributors:  R.C. Amacher, T.L. Anderson, C. Antonelli, C. BarrГЁre,   N. Barry, B.L. Benson, E. Brousseau, R.A. Cass, A.A. Chafuen, L. Cohen, E.   Colombatto, T. Cuccia, P. Garello, P. Garrouste, H.-H. Hoppe, A.G. Isaac,   D.R. Lee, G.D. Libecap, L.P. Liggio, F.S. McChesney, B. McCormick, R.E.   Meiners, S.W. Norton, F. Parisi, W.G. Park, S. Pejovich, A. Rapaczynski, W.   Santagata, S. Voigt