THE LEGACY OF RONALD COASE IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (Intellectual Legacies in Modern Economics series, 1)

Coase, the 1991 Nobel Laureate in Economics, has profoundly influence the way that economists and others view both the firm and the relationship between the legal and economic systems. Inaugurating a new Elgar series that presents the intellectual heritage of leading 20th-century economists, this collection brings together the diverse body of literature that reflects Coase's influence on economic analysis. It features two seminal articles by Coase "The Nature of the Firm" and "The Problem of Social Cost" along with a group of important articles that have extended and built upon his work. These include contributions by James M. Buchanan, Benjamin Klein, Douglass C. North, Richard A. Posner, and Oliver E. Williamson, as well as an introduction to Coase's work and a comprehensive bibliography of his writings. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.