Economic analysis of the law : selected readings / edited by Donald A. Wittman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wittman, Donald A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Economic aspects.

Law.

Law--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing students with a solid grounding in the economic analysis of the law, this reader brings together edited versions of diverse and challenging journal articles into a unified collection. Chosen to provoke thought and discussion, these carefully streamlined articles apply economic theories to many aspects of the law, from intellectual property, corporate finance, and contracts to property rights, family law, and criminal law.:.; Provides real-life examples and implications of economic theory.; Creates a unified vision of the law, showing the interconnections between the various fields.;

Contents:

Economic Analysis of the Law: Selected Readings; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Coase Theorem; 1 The Problem of Social Cost; 2 The Cost of Coase; Part II: Property Rights, Liability Rules, and Regulation; 3 Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral; 4 Economic Theory of Liability Rules; 5 Unity in Tort, Contract, and Property: The Model of Precaution; 6 Coming to the Nuisance; 7 Liability for Harm versus Regulation of Safety; Part III: Intellectual Property; 8 Mistake, Disclosure, Information, and the Law of Contracts

9 An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law10 Authors' and Artists' Moral Rights: A Comparative Legal and Economic Analysis; Part IV: Contracts and Warranties; 11 A Theory of the Consumer Product Warranty; 12 Fixed-Price versus Spot-Price Contracts: A Study in Risk Allocation; 13 The Theory of the Firm and the Structure of the Franchise Contract; 14 Transaction Cost Determination of "Unfair" Contractual Arrangements; 15 The Law and Economics Ap

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611308889

9781281308887

1281308889

9780470705797

0470705795

9780470752135

0470752130

9781405141925

1405141921

OCLC:

476170521