Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-298) and index.
Litigation and democracy -- The origins of entrepreneurial litigation -- The derivative action -- The emergence of the class action -- Merger and acquisition class actions : litigation on steroids -- The mass tort class action: quick rise, faster fall -- A prelude to class action reform -- The needed reforms -- Public enforcement and the private attorney general -- The globalization of the class action: can the private attorney general be exported? -- Conclusion : toward a semi-private attorney general