A legal theory of economic power : implications for social and economic development / Calixto Salomao Filho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salomão Filho, Calixto.

Series:

New horizons in competition law and economics.

New horizons in competition law and economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this provocative book Calixto Salomao Filho builds a strong case for why economic power cannot be considered a mere market phenomenon. Taking the forgotten realities and effects of these power structures into account, his comprehensive legal analysis persuasively argues the need for a new theory of economic power. The book begins with a discussion of the insufficiency of antitrust concepts and instruments. The author provides an economic history of monopolistic colonial systems and its effect on the development process, and offers an alternate paradigm of legal structuralism and social orga

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: A neo-structural legal perspective to economic power analysis; 2: Economic power structures: Creation and existence; 3: Power structures: Dynamics and behavior; 4: Conclusion: From a general theory of economic power to a general theory of law?; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-38336-5

9786613383365

0-85793-187-3

OCLC:

772844883