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Economic analysis of law

Title
Economic analysis of law / Richard A. Posner, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School.
Author
Posner, Richard A.
Publication
New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, [2014]

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Aspen Publishers.
Description
xxii, 1026 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Series Statement
Aspen casebook series
Uniform Title
Aspen casebook series.
Subject
  • Law and economics
  • Ökonomische Theorie des Rechts
  • Rechtseconomie
  • Rättsvetenskap
  • Ekonomisk teori
  • Rättsekonomi
  • Ekonomiska förhållanden
  • Förenta staterna
Genre/Form
Casebooks (Law)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
LAW AND ECONOMICS : AN INTRODUCTION: The nature of economic reasoning -- The economic approach to law -- THE COMMON LAW: Property -- Contract rights and remedies -- Family law and sex law -- Tort law -- Criminal law -- The common law, legal history, and jurisprudence -- PUBLIC REGULATION OF THE MARKET: The theory of monopoly -- The antitrust laws -- Intellectual property -- The regulation of the employment relation -- Public utility and common carrier regulation -- The choice between regulation and common law -- THE LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND FINANCIAL MARKETS: Corporations, secured and unsecured financing, bankruptcy -- Financial markets -- LAW AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND WEALTH: Income inequalities, distributive justice, and poverty -- Taxation -- The transmission of wealth at death -- THE LEGAL PROCESS: The market, the adversary system, and the legislative process as methods of resource allocation -- The process of legal rulemaking -- Civil and criminal procedure -- Evidence -- Law enforcement and the administrative process -- THE CONSTITUTION AND THE FEDERAL SYSTEM: The nature and functions of the Constitution -- Economic due process -- The economics of federalism -- Racial discrimination -- The protection of free markets in ideas and religion -- Searches, seizures, and interrogations -- COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: Comparative and international law.
ISBN
  • 9781454833888
  • 1454833882
LCCN
2013046762
OCLC
  • ocn863695610
  • 863695610
  • SCSB-9480175
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries