Posner, Economics and the Law: from Law and Economics to an Economic Analysis of Law

The purpose of this article is to discuss Posner's economic analysis of law and to analyse the differences between his economic analysis of law and law and economics. We propose and demonstrate a twofold original argument. First, we show that Posner does not only propose an economic analysis of...

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Main Author: Alain Marciano (Author)
Contributors: Sophie Harnay
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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