Fundamental principles of law and economics /
Devlin, Alan
Fundamental principles of law and economics / Alan Devlin. - xi, 424 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Background principles in microeconomics -- Essential concepts in the law-and-economics literature -- Utilitarianism, neoclassical welfare economics, and the ethics of markets -- The economics of liability rules and accidents -- An economic account of tort doctrine -- An economic account of criminal behaviour -- Optimal criminal sanctions -- Problems in criminal law -- The economic role of property rights -- Protecting entitlements -- An economic theory of contract law -- The economics of contractual remedies -- An economic theory of litigation -- Innovation policy -- The patent system -- Copyright law -- Antitrust and the regulation of business strategy -- Antitrust limits on contract -- Monopolisation -- The regulation of natural monopoly -- Behavioural law & economics.
9781138806023 1138806021 9781138806016 RM669.60 1138806013
Law and economics.
Law--Economic aspects.
Public policy (law)
Fundamental principles of law and economics / Alan Devlin. - xi, 424 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Background principles in microeconomics -- Essential concepts in the law-and-economics literature -- Utilitarianism, neoclassical welfare economics, and the ethics of markets -- The economics of liability rules and accidents -- An economic account of tort doctrine -- An economic account of criminal behaviour -- Optimal criminal sanctions -- Problems in criminal law -- The economic role of property rights -- Protecting entitlements -- An economic theory of contract law -- The economics of contractual remedies -- An economic theory of litigation -- Innovation policy -- The patent system -- Copyright law -- Antitrust and the regulation of business strategy -- Antitrust limits on contract -- Monopolisation -- The regulation of natural monopoly -- Behavioural law & economics.
9781138806023 1138806021 9781138806016 RM669.60 1138806013
Law and economics.
Law--Economic aspects.
Public policy (law)