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Title
Political Economy of Law.
Author
McNutt, Patrick A.
Description
416 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781848445215 Print
9781781000656 eBook
9781781000656 eBook
Alternate Call Number
M 150 MCN.P
Summary
In this insightful book, Patrick McNutt explores the meaning of law within a political environment, and advances many new ideas and concepts first addressed in his earlier book Law, Economics and Antitrust. The joint use of both economic and legal reasoning is well supported by the carefully selected examples and case studies, which clarify the issues under review. This, together with the application of simple game theory language to explain the complex legal and economic concepts and to assemble the arguments throughout each of the chapters, provides an innovative exposition of the political economy of law. The book discusses a range of issues from legal, economic and ethical platforms, with a reference to intuitive argument, the debate between ethics and law, and case precedent. Topics explored include a discussion on the role of law and ethics, tort liability, property rights and neo-Walrasian antitrust. The author also covers lawlessness and criminal intent, internet markets and intellectual property rights, and competition, co-operation, and governance. This innovative work will be an invaluable resource to legal scholars, practitioners, judiciary and postgraduate students in law and in economics. Philosophy scholars, economists and government policymakers interested in public policy initiatives will also find this a useful and informative book.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-366) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Law's performance
2. Ownership and property rights
3. Honesty and the reign of law
4. Liability and law's indeterminacy
5. Efficient entry and workable competition
6. Non-negativity and obligation
7. A caring-defendant model
8. Competitive harm and public policy
9. Non-market economics
10. The reach of the law
11. Market systems scramble, combat and contest
12. Frozen markets and intellectual property rights
Bibliography
Index
2. Ownership and property rights
3. Honesty and the reign of law
4. Liability and law's indeterminacy
5. Efficient entry and workable competition
6. Non-negativity and obligation
7. A caring-defendant model
8. Competitive harm and public policy
9. Non-market economics
10. The reach of the law
11. Market systems scramble, combat and contest
12. Frozen markets and intellectual property rights
Bibliography
Index
Published
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2010.
Language
Spanish
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