14-The contractual Nature of the Firm英语教案.pdf

The University of Chicago The Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago The University of Chicago Law School The Contractual Nature of the Firm Author(s): Steven N. S. Cheung Source: Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 26, No. 1 (Apr., 1983), pp. 1-21 Published by: The University of Chicago Press for The Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago and The University of Chicago Law School Stable URL: /stable/725182 . Accessed: 17/10/2011 07:19 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. The University of Chicago Press, The University of Chicago, The Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago, The University of Chicago Law School are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Law and Economics. THE CONTRACTUAL NATURE OF THE FIRM* STEVEN N. S. CHEUNG University of Hong Kong ALMOST half a century has elapsed since R. H. Coase wrote The Na- ture of the Firm. The impactof this paperis now At about increasing.2 twenty years of age and before receiving a bachelors degree from the London School of Economics, Coase conceived the thesis of that w