Bibliografía: p. 287-311.

Introduction -- Pte.1. A theory for the study of institutional performance: 1. A general paradigm of institutions and performance -- 2. Property in a social context -- Pte.2. Concepts for property rights analysis, varieties and degree of interdependence: 3. Incompatible use and exclusion costs -- 4. Economies of scale -- 5. Joint-impact goods -- 6. Transaction costs -- 7. Surpluses, peak load and conclusions -- Pte.3. Applications and development of paradigm: 8. Economic and political applications -- 9. Restatement of paradigm -- 10. Psychology; linkage of structure and performance -- Pte.4. Possibilities of a normative analysis: 11. Rules for choice among alternative institutions -- Pte.5. Testing the paradigm: 12. Empirical institutional studies -- References.