The Rise of Law and Economics: An Intellectual History

ISBN-13: 9780367339371 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 118 str.

George Priest

Opis

This is a brief history of the rise of law and economics as a field of thought in the US college and law school academy, though the field has expanded to Europe and South America and will expand further as other legal systems develop. It is an essential companion of law and economics texts for undergraduate law and economic students.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Early Development of the Functional Approach to Law 3. The Problems of the Depression and the Broader Acceptance of the Functional Approach to Law 4. The Birth of Modern Law and Economics as a Discipline 5. The Revolutionary Expansion of Law and Economics: Ronald H. Coase 6. Calabresi and the Economic Framework of The Costs of Accidents 7. Law and Economics Made Dominant: Richard A. Posner and Economic Analysis of Law 8. Coase, Calabresi, and Posner Compared 9. The Influence of Law and Economics on Regulation and Antitrust Law 10. Henry Manne and the Popular Expansion of Law and Economics 11. Epilogue: The John M. Olin Foundation and the Founding of the American Law & Economics Association

O autorze

George L. Priest is the Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law and Economics at Yale Law School.