Economic foundations of private law / edited by Richard A. Posner and Francesco Parisi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Posner, Richard A.

Parisi, Francesco, 1962-

Series:

Elgar critical writings reader

Elgar critical writings readers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil law--Economic aspects.

Civil law.

Law and economics.

Physical Description:

xxix, 669 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar, [2002]

Contents:

The Economic Foundations of Private Law: An Introduction / Richard A. Posner, Francesco Parisi ix

Part I The Methodology of Law and Economics

1. 'The Law and Economics Movement', American Economic Review, 77 (2), May, 1-13 (1987) / Richard A. Posner 3

2. 'About Law and Economics: A Letter to Ronald Dworkin', Hofstra Law Review, 8 (3), Spring, 553-62 (1980) / Guido Calabresi 16

3. 'Why the Legal System is Less Efficient than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income', Journal of Legal Studies, XXIII (2), June, 667-81 (1994) / Louis Kaplow, Steven Shavell 26

4. 'Wealth Maximization Revisited', Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 2 (1), Fall, 85-105 (1985) / Richard A. Posner 41

Part II The Efficiency of the Common Law Hypothesis

5. 'An Economic Analysis of the Courts', Journal of Law and Economics, XIV (1), April, 61-107 (1971) / William M. Landes 65

6. 'An Economic Analysis of Legal Rulemaking', Journal of Legal Studies, III (1), January, 257-86 (1974) / Isaac Ehrlich, Richard A. Posner 112

7. 'Why is the Common Law Efficient?', Journal of Legal Studies, VI (1), January, 51-63 (1977) / Paul H. Rubin 142

8. 'The Common Law Process and the Selection of Efficient Rules', Journal of Legal Studies, VI (1), January, 65-82 (1977) / George L. Priest 155

9. 'Economic Analysis of Legal Disputes and Their Resolution', Journal of Economic Literature, XXVII, September, 1067-97 (1989) / Robert D. Cooter, Daniel L. Rubinfeld 173

Part III The Coase Theorem and the Economics of Property Rights

10. 'The Problem of Social Cost', Journal of Law and Economics, III, October, 1-44 (1960) / R.H. Coase 207

11. 'When Does the Rule of Liability Matter?', Journal of Legal Studies, I (1), January, 13-28 (1972) / Harold Demsetz 251

12. 'Toward a Theory of Property Rights', American Economic Review, 57 (2), May, 347-59 (1967) / Harold Demsetz 267

13. 'Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral', Harvard Law Review, 85 (6), April, 1089-128 (1972) / Guido Calabresi, A. Douglas Melamed 280

Part IV The Economics of Contract Law

14. 'The Economic Basis of Damages for Breach of Contract', Journal of Legal Studies, I (2), June, 277-304 (1972) / John H. Barton 323

15. 'Mistake, Disclosure, Information, and the Law of Contracts', Journal of Legal Studies, VII (1), January, 1-34 (1978) / Anthony T. Kronman 351

16. 'The Case for Specific Performance', Yale Law Journal, 89, December, 271-306 (1979) / Alan Schwartz 385

17. 'Enforcing Promises: An Examination of the Basis of Contract', Yale Law Journal, 89 (7), June, 1261-88 and 1321-2 (1980) / Charles J. Goetz, Robert E. Scott 421

18. 'Damage Measures for Breach of Contract', Bell Journal of Economics, 11 (2), Autumn, 466-90 (1980) / Steven Shavell 451

19. 'Filling Gaps in Incomplete Contracts: An Economic Theory of Default Rules', Yale Law Journal, 99 (1), October, 87-130 (1989) / Ian Ayres, Robert Gertner 476

Part V The Economics of Tort Law and Liability Systems

20. 'The Positive Economic Theory of Tort Law', Georgia Law Review, 15 (4), Summer, 851-924 (1981) / William M. Landes, Richard A. Posner 523

21. 'Strict Liability Versus Negligence', Journal of Legal Studies, IX (1), January, 1-25 (1980) / Steven Shavell 597

22. 'Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety', Journal of Legal Studies, XIII (2), June, 357-74 (1984) / Steven Shavell 622

23. 'Economic Analysis of Punitive Damages', Southern California Law Review, 56, 79-101 (1982) / Robert D. Cooter 640.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and name index.

ISBN:

1843760711

OCLC:

50124642