The Analytical Failures of Law and Economics

by Shawn Bayern

The law-and-economics movement remains a dominant force in American private law, even though courts and commentators recognize 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 on their own terms, even for those who accept their most important assumptions and goals. Adopting an analytical approach and using some law-and-economics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009159224
• ISBN13: 9781009159227
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"