Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether altruism justifies ad hoc legislation with reference to three different contexts. One is defined by the libertarian notion of liberty; a second framework corresponds to the egalitarian vision; and a third one originates from social-contract...

Cover -- Occhiello -- Prefazione -- Indice -- Indice delle figure -- Introduzione -- CAPITOLO 1 PENSARE DA ECONOMISTI -- CAPITOLO 2 L'ECONOMIA DEL CONSUMO -- CAPITOLO 3 L'ECONOMIA DELLA PRODUZIONE E DELLA CRESCITA -- CAPITOLO 4 TEORIA DEI COSTI E CURVE DI OFFERTA -- CAPITOLO 5 LA CONCORRENZA E I...

1. Introduction -- 2. On the nature and scope of economic reasoning -- 3. Time, rationality, cooperation -- 4. Institutions -- 5. Social contracts and historical rules -- 6. Legitimacy and efficiency : an introduction to transaction costs and L&E -- 7. The normative agendas of the L&E approach...