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Efficiency Instead of Justice? Searching for the Philosophical Foundations of the Economic Analysis of Law /

Economic analysis of law is an interesting and challenging attempt to employ the concepts and reasoning methods of modern economic theory so as to gain a deeper understanding of legal problems. According to Richard A. Posner it is the role of the law to encourage market competition and, where the ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mathis, Klaus (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Law and Philosophy Library, 84
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Economic Foundations
  • Homo Economicus
  • Efficiency Criteria
  • Economic Analysis of Law
  • Philosophical Foundations
  • Adam Smith' Moral Philosophy
  • Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism
  • John Rawls's Theory of Justice
  • Wealth, Efficiency and Justice
  • Richard Posner's Theory of Wealth Maximization
  • Justice and Efficiency
  • Conclusions.