论威廉姆森法律经济学的研究范式

On the Research Paradigm of Williamson's Economics of Law

威廉姆森是法律经济学的代表人物。他对法律经济学理论的创造性贡献,在于把组织理论引入法律经济学,从而形成了一种新的"法律—经济学—组织"范式。这种新的研究范式强调法学、经济学、组织理论三大领域的彼此交叉、相互融和,使法律经济学理论走出了以往的经济学对法学单向入侵的阶段,为法律经济学打上了浓厚的交叉学科的色彩,拓展了法律经济学的一个分支:"法和组织经济学"。梳理"法律—经济学—组织"研究范式,有助于全面把握威廉姆森法律经济学的理论旨趣及其思想贡献。

Williamson is a representative of economics of law. His innovative contribution to the theory of economics of law relies on his introduction of organization theory into economics of law which results in a new paradigm 'Law-Economics-Organization'. This new paradigm emphasizes the across connection and integration among law, economics and organizational theory, which upgrades the theory of economics of law from economics' one way invasion to law as ever, marks economics of law with heavy color of cross subject, and sets up a new branch of economics of law, ' law and organizational economics'. Hackling the research paradigm helps grasp the theory purport and thought contribution of Williamson's economics of law.