George L. Priest

The Rise of Law and Economics

An Intellectual History

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 118
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 166g
• ISBN-13: 9780367339388
• ISBN-10: 0367339382
• Artikelnr.: 58950565

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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