Markets, Morals, and the Law

by Jules Coleman

Overview

This collection of essays by one of America's leading legal theorists is unique in its scope: it shows how traditional problems of philosophy can be understood more clearly when considered in terms of law, economics, and political science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199253609
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/28/2002
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	414
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Yale University

Table of Contents

Part I: Law and Morality1. Negative and Positive Positivism2. Rethinking the Theory of Legal RightsPart II. Law and Economics3. Efficiency, Auction, and Exchange4. Efficiency, Utility, and Wealth Maximisation5. The Foundation of Constitutional EconomicsPart III. Torts, Crimes and Settlements6. Crimes, Kickers and Transaction Structures7. The Morality of Strict Tort Liability8. Corrective Justice and Wrongful Gain9. Justice in SettlementsPart IV. Markets, Morals and Politics10. Market Contractarianism11. Unanimity12. Democracy and Social Choice13. Morality and the Theory of Rational Choice