Preface

Introduction: Too Many Lawyers, Too Much Law

PART 1: CUTTING THROUGH COMPLEXITY

1. The Virtues of Simplicity

2. The Enemies of Simplicity

PART 2: THE SIMPLE RULES

3. Autonomy and Property

4. Contract

5. Torts

6. Necessity, Coordination, and Just Compensation

7. Take and Pay

PART 3: THE RULES IN ACTION

8. Contracting for Labor

9. Employment Discrimination and Comparable Worth

10. Professional Liability for Financial Loss

11. The Origins of Product Liability Law

12. The Contemporary Product Liability Scene

13. The Internal Life of the Corporation

14. The Corporation and the World

15. Environmental Protection and Private Property

Conclusion: The Challenges to Simple Rules

Notes

Index of Statutes

Index of Cases

General Index