The origins of law and economics : essays by the founding fathers /

The origins of law and economics : essays by the founding fathers /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2005.
Description:	xii, 531 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Locke Institute Locke Institute series.
Subject:	Law and economics -- History. Law and economics. Law and economics. Essays. History.
Format:	Print Book
Local Note:	Includes contributions by Richard A. Epstein, William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5701836

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Other authors / contributors:	Parisi, Francesco, 1962- Rowley, Charles K., 1939-2013 Epstein, Richard Allen, 1943- Landes, William M. Posner, Richard A.
ISBN:	1840649631
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Introductory Essays
Part II. Essays by the Founding Fathers
15. Why was the Common Law Efficient?
16. Law Versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct
17. Journeys Across the Divides
18. The Case Against the Common Law
19. Why Law, Economics, and Organization?
Contributors include: G. Becker