Law and market economy : reinterpreting the values of law and economics / Robin Paul Malloy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malloy, Robin Paul, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and economics.

Efficient market theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] : University of Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This synthesis of law, philosophy and market theory provides a new jurisprudence of exchange. It presents a fundamental critique of the traditional economic analysis of law and an alternative approach through semiotic analysis, examining the market exchange process through the broader perspective of creativity and human relationships.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 A general framework""; ""A basic introduction to semiotics""; ""A brief overview of the general argument""; ""3 Law and market economy: further clarification ""; ""Market as community""; ""Market as a process of semiotic signification""; ""4 Wealth as a process of discovery: wealth, discovery, and imaginative choice""; ""Coase Theorem""; ""Public choice""; ""5 Social organization and the discovery process""

""The realationship between social organization and proactive wealth formation""""An ethic of social responsibility for law and market economy""; ""outlining an ethic of social responsibility""; ""Humility""; ""Diversity""; ""Reciprocity""; ""The ethic of social responsibility and wealth: some supportive evidence""; ""6 Implications of law and market economy""; ""Efficiency does not maximize wealth""; ""An extensive distribution promotes wealth""; ""Rhetorical strategies""; ""7 Conclusion""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-511-04620-0

0-511-15174-8

0-511-01152-0

OCLC:

49964124