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Jürgen G. Backhaus, editor, The Elgar Companion to Law and Economics (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 1999) pp. xii, 548, $200.00. ISBN 1 8589 8516 1

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  • Pearson, Heath, 2001. "Jürgen G. Backhaus, editor, The Elgar Companion to Law and Economics (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 1999) pp. xii, 548, $200.00. ISBN 1 8589 8516 1," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 23(3), pages 388-389, September.
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