Imperfect Alternatives: Choosing Institutions in Law, Economics, and Public Policy Book

	Preface
Pt. I	Deciding Who Decides: The Comparative Analysis of Institutional Performance
1	Taking Institutional Choice Seriously	3
2	Social Goals and Public Policies: Bridging the Gap between Them	14
Pt. II	Who Plays, Who Doesn't: The Participation-Centered Approach to the Political Process, the Market, and the Courts
3	The Political Process: The Power of the Few and the Power of the Many	53
4	The Market Process: Transaction Costs and Transaction Benefits	98
5	The Courts as an Institution: The Structure and Scale of Justice	123
Pt. III	Applications: Weighing the Relative Merits of Institutions
6	Safety, Tort Law, and Tort Reform	153
7	Constitutional Law and Constitution Making	196
8	American Constitutional Law: The Contours of Judicial Review	232
9	Summary and Conclusion: Propositions Audiences, and Reformations	271
	Author Index	277
	Subject Index	281