Cover Page: 1 Title Page Page: 2 Copyright Page: 3 Epigraph Page: 5 Preface to the 1996 Edition Page: 6 Acknowledgments Page: 13 Part I SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS Page: 14   Chapter 1: The Role of Knowledge Page: 15   Chapter 2: Decision-Making Process Page: 23   Chapter 3: Economic Trade-Offs Page: 34   Chapter 4: Social Trade-Offs Page: 50   Chapter 5: Political Trade-Offs Page: 65   Chapter 6: An Overview Page: 81 Part II TRENDS AND ISSUES Page: 86   Chapter 7: Historical Trends Page: 87   Chapter 8: Trends in Economics Page: 89   Chapter 9: Trends in Law Page: 119 Chapter 10: Trends in Politics Page: 155 Notes Page: 193 Index Page: 210