Analytical Failures of Law and Economics

"The law-and-economics movement remains a dominant force in American private law, despite widespread recognition that many of its assumptions are implausible and that efficiency is not the law's only goal. This book adds to the debate by showing that many leading law-and-economics arguments fail for 'internal' analytical reasons"--

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction and Background; 2. Tort Law; 3. Contract Law; 4. Property Law; 5. Afterword: ways Forward; Index.

About the author

Shawn Bayern is the Larry & Joyce Beltz Professor at the Florida State University College of Law. His research focuses on common-law issues, primarily in contracts, torts, and organizational law. He also has a deep background in computer science, with specialties in computer security and the development of programming languages. Professor Bayern is the author of Autonomous Organizations (2021).

Summary

The law-and-economics movement remains a dominant force in American private law, despite widespread recognition that many of its assumptions are implausible and that efficiency is not the law's only goal. This book adds to the debate by showing that many leading law-and-economics arguments fail for 'internal' analytical reasons.

Product details

• Authors: Shawn Bayern, Shawn (Florida State University) Bayern, Bayern Shawn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2023
• EAN: 9781009159210
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0915921-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Torts, LAW / Property, LAW / Contracts, contract law, Public International Law, United States of America, USA, Property law: general, Offences against property, property law, Law of torts, damages and compensation, Torts / Delicts, Criminal law: offences against property