Costs and Cautionary Tales: Economic Insights for the Law
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Costs and Cautionary Tales: Economic Insights for the Law
By (Author) Professor Anthony I Ogus
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Hart Publishing
5th April 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Economics
340.1
Winner of Socio-Legal Studies Association Book Prize 2007 (UK)
Physical Properties
Paperback
328
Width 156mm, Height 234mm, Spine 16mm
Description
The aim of this book is to provide an overview of how economic analysis can enrich an understanding of law and can provide standards for its critical evaluation. It eschews a dogmatic approach, acknowledging that non-economic goals play an important part in the law. It is directed primarily at lawyers and law students, particularly those who hitherto have been sceptical of the uses and value of law and economics. It is not a conventional textbook in the sense that it does not deal systematically with different areas of law. Rather each chapter is built on a particular theme or set of themes, with examples drawn from across legal categories. The approach is discursive, anecdotal and analytical, reflecting the ideas and convictions developed during the author's 30 years working in the field of law and economics. Winner of the Hart SLSA Book Prize 2007 for an outstanding piece of socio-legal scholarship.
Reviews
Insgesamt bietet die Arbeit eine souvrne und durchaus differenzierte Abhandlung der konomischen Analyse des Rechts und ihrer Probleme. -- Professor Dr. Jan-R. Sieckmann * Archiv fr Rechts und Sozialphilosophie, band 91/4 *
Author Bio
Anthony I. Ogus, CBE, is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester.
