Trends in comparative law and economics / Nuno Garoupa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garoupa, Nuno, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative law--Economic aspects.

Comparative law.

Law and economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 75 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2022.

Summary:

The book is a short introduction to comparative law and economics, a growing field in the interaction between law, economics and comparative political science. It is a guide to economists, lawyers and political scientists looking for a brief overview. It includes both strands of the traditional literature, namely the role of legal families and microeconomic analysis of legal rules in a comparative perspective. The study of courts at the global level is complemented by comparative judicial politics.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Dedication

1. Introduction

2. Comparative Law and Economics

a) Law and economics

b) Empirical legal studies

c) Behavioral law and economics

d) Comparative economics

e) Comparative law

f) Comparative law and economics: Is it a field of study?

3. Law and Economics of Legal Families

a) Common-law and civil-law

b) Convergence of legal systems

c) Transplants

d) Rule of law and development

e) Public choice and lawmaking

f) Infrastructure of the legal system

4. The Legal Origins' Theory

a) Efficiency of the common law hypothesis

b) Legal origins: LLSV

c) Legal origins: Theory

d) Legal origins: Critiques

e) Legal origins: Importance in law and economics

5. Comparative Private Law and Economics

a) Property law and economics: Brief overview

b) Property law and economics: Bona fide purchase

c) Property law and economics: Titling

d) Contract law and economics: Brief overview

e) Tort law and economics: Brief overview

f) Contract and tort law and economics: The principle of non-cumul

g) Tort law and economics: The Good Samaritan principle

h) Economics of civil procedure: Brief overview

i) Economics of civil procedure: Cost-shifting rules

j) Economics of civil procedure: Judicial interest rate

k) Comparative business law and economics: Brief overview

6. Comparative Administrative Law and Economics

a) Models of administrative adjudication

b) Specialized agencies

c) Specialized courts

d) State liability: Torts, contracts and procedure

7. Comparative Judicial Politics

a) Models of judicial behavior

b) Dissent theory

c) Strategic defection theory

8. Lawyering

a) Regulation of lawyering

b) Deregulation policies

9. Conclusions

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Dec 2022).

ISBN:

9781839985362

1839985364

9781839985379

1839985372

OCLC:

1328136754