Costs and Cautionary Tales Economic Insights for the Law

Name: Costs and Cautionary Tales
Brand: Hart Publishing
SKU: 9781841133690
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Author: Anthony Ogus
ISBN: 9781841133690

By Anthony Ogus

Hart Publishing March 2006

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781841133690
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Publication: March 2006
Format: Paperback , 328 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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.

About the Author

Anthony I. Ogus, CBE, is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester.

Reviews

Insgesamt bietet die Arbeit eine souvräne und durchaus differenzierte Abhandlung der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts und ihrer Probleme.
Professor Dr. Jan-R. Sieckmann
Archiv für Rechts und Sozialphilosophie
band 91/4 2006