Law and Economics : A Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415445597 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 464 str.

Opis

This work brings together the most authoritative articles on law and economics and the interaction between the two disciplines as well as the use of economic tools to analyze legal problems.

Recenzje

"Eighteen papers, some previously published, explore the historical and methodological foundations of law and economics and economic analyses of the law…" – Journal of Economic Literature (June 2010)

Spis treści

Introduction Alain Marciano  Part 1: From Old to New Law and Economics  1. Economics and Contiguous Discipline Ronald Coase  2. Wandering the Road From Pluralism to Posner: The Transformation of Law and Economics Steve Medema  Part 2: Towards an Economic Analysis of Law  3. The Law and Economics Movement Richard A. Posner  4. The Art of Law and Economics: An Autobiographical Essay William M. Landes  5. Behavioral Law and Economics Christine Jolls  Part 3: The Economics of the Emergence and Establishment of Norms and Customs  6. The Market for Social Norms Robert C. Ellickson  7. The Economics of Conventions H. Peyton Young  8. The Evolution of Economic Institutions as a Propagation Process Ulrich Witt  Part 4: The Economics of Legal Systems  9. Private Creation and Enforcement of Law: A Historical Case David Friedman  10. Bruno Leoni in Retrospect Peter A. Aranson  11. Crafting social rules: Common Law vs. Statute law, Once Again Richard E. Wagner  12. The German Civil Code of 1896: An Economic Interpretation Juergen Backhaus  Part 5: The Economics of Judicial Decision Making  13. Reputation and Judicial Decision-Making Thomas J. Miceli and Metin M. Cosgel  14. Evolution of the Common Law and the Emergence of Compromise Douglas G.Whitman  15. An Economic Analysis of the Use of Citations in the Law Richard A. Posner  Part 6 - Efficiency of the Common Law: Myth or Reality  16. The Rise and Fall of Efficiency in the Common Law: A Supply-Side Analysis Todd J. Zywicki  17. Economic Efficiency and the Common Law Thomas J. Webster  18. Micro and Macro Legal Efficiency: Supply and Demand Paul H. Rubin  Postface by Richard A. Posner

O autorze

Alain Marciano is Associate Professor at the University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France.