Law and the Invisible Hand: A Theory of Adam Smith's Jurisprudence

ISBN-13: 9781108812702 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 225 str.

Robin Paul Malloy

Opis

A contemporary interpretation of Adam Smith's work on jurisprudence, revealing Smith's belief that progress emerges from cooperation and a commitment to justice.

Recenzje

'… the book is, as a whole, both a rigorous study of the work of Adam Smith and an ambitious experiment to refect, in the thought of a master of the past, tensions and contradictions of the present.' Luca Arnaudo, History of Economic Ideas

Spis treści

1. Introduction: law's invisible hand; 2. Setting the stage; 3. Social organization in the informal realm; 4. Social organization in the formal realm; 5. Integrating the informal and formal in Smith's theory; 6. The spectator view; 7. Judgment and justice; 8. The sentiment of common interest; 9. The impartial spectator, homo-economicus and homo-identicus; 10. Understanding the four stages of progress; 11. Adam Smith in American law; 12. Parting thoughts.