Robin Paul Malloy (New York Syracuse University)

Law and the Invisible Hand

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A contemporary interpretation of Adam Smith's work on jurisprudence, revealing Smith's belief that progress emerges from cooperation and a commitment to justice. In Smith's theory, the tension between self-interest and the interests of others is mediated by law, so that the common interest of the community can be promoted.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 288g
• ISBN-13: 9781108812702
• ISBN-10: 1108812708
• Artikelnr.: 62428534

Autorenporträt

Robin Paul Malloy is the E. I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law, and a Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Syracuse University College of Law. He is a leading expert on market jurisprudence, property, real estate development, and land use regulation. Malloy has published numerous books and scholarly articles. This is his fourth book with Cambridge University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

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.