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Roger LeRoy Miller received his PhD from the University of Chicago. Miller is a legal specialist and author of numerous books on law and the legal environment, including criminal procedure. In addition, Miller has authored books on the war on drugs, the economics of crime and criminal behavior, and on related topics. Daniel K. Benjamin is an Alumni Distinguished Professor in the John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia and completed his PhD in economics in 1975 at the University of California at Los Angeles where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. Benjamin has taught at Montana State University, the University of Washington, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Clemson University. Douglass C. North

• Brief Contents PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Death by BureaucratInnovationFlying the Friendly Skies?The Mystery of WealthThe Economics of ExclusionPART TWO: SUPPLY AND DEMAND Sex, Booze, and DrugsThe Economics of ObesityKidneys for SaleAre We Running Out of Water?Bankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining SeaPART THREE: LABOR MARKETS Das Kapital in the Twenty-First Century(Why) Are Women Paid Less?The Effects of the Minimum WageThe (Dis)incentives of Higher TaxesPART FOUR: MARKET STRUCTURES The Platform EconomyContracts, Combinations, and ConspiraciesCoffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free?Keeping the Competition OutPART FIVE: POLITICAL ECONOMY Health Insurance for All . . . Or Maybe NotThe Deception of Green EnergyThe Fight over Genetically Modified FoodsStudent LoansThe Graying of AmericaFor Whom the Roads Are TolledPART SIX: PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT What to Do About the Climate?Save That SpeciesEthanol MadnessThe Death of RecyclingPART SEVEN: GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY The Economics of the Big MacGlobalization and the Wealth of AmericaThe $750,000 SteelworkerSelected References