Feminism Confronts Homo Economicus: Gender, Law, and Society

"The essays in this volume confront the inroads that economics has made into the legal academy.... Law and Economics uses principles of neoclassical economics to develop laws and social policies that maintain if not bolster current allocations of power."--from the Introduction

The Law and Economics school has had a significant impact on the legal and governmental landscape in the United States. It posits a perfectly rational "economic man"--homo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801489415
• ISBN13: 9780801489419
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher