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1. Introduction; 2. A general framework; A basic introduction tosemiotics; A brief overview of the general argument; 3. Law and marketeconomy: further clarification; Market as community; Market as a process ofsemiotic signification; 4. Wealth as a process of discovery (wealth,discovery, and imaginative choice); Coase's theorem; Public choice; 5. Socialorganization and the discovery process; The relationship between socialorganization and proactive wealth formation; An ethic of socialresponsibility for law and market economy; Outlining an ethic of socialresponsibility (humility, diversity, reciprocity); The ethic of socialresponsibility and wealth: some supportive evidence; 6. Implications of lawand market economy; Efficiency does not maximize wealth; An extensivedistribution promotes wealth; Rhetorical strategies have consequence; 7.Conclusions.