New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

Author: (USA) Newman Xu Mingyue
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This dictionary is an authoritative academic tool that discusses the theoretical system of law and economics. It is a sister volume to the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance. The dictionary is divided into three volumes, with nearly 5 million words, 399 separate entries, all arranged in alphabetical order. The thematic index of the dictionary includes seven parts, specifically covering society (84), economy (86), polity (76), legal overview (113), common law (246), regulation (145), and biographies (31). The dictionary is written by 334 contributors, who authored 399 entries, covering 6,800 topics. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Law and Economics includes 399 entries arranged in alphabetical order. Following the ordered index, there is a theoretical structure: these entries are categorized under a wide range of themes. We also provide a cross-reference system and a thematic index to outline the basic framework of the work and guide readers in finding relevant articles. Each volume includes an entry index, listing all entry titles and "external" cross-references in italics, which serves as the detailed index of the entire work. Each entry is accompanied by notes that direct readers to cross-reference entries in the dictionary and the location of the entry in the thematic index. Each volume of the dictionary features a thematic index, divided into seven parts and 75 subheadings. Entries may appear in more than one part of the thematic index, and readers can use the classification to find all areas of the dictionary that are of particular interest—this is akin to the hypertext links in an engaging electronic publication. References are placed at the end of each entry, with in-text reminders for citations and guidelines for further reading. The 6,800 titles in the references have been verified against standard bibliographic sources and include original publication dates as well as subsequent editions.