The chapter sets forth a conceptual model of a comparative institutional approach to law and economics that can help make the meaningful alternatives known to society. The driving force behind such an approach is the need to come to grips with the interrelations between legal and economic...

While much has been gained from the traditional legal scholars' doctrinal mode of analysis of the takings issue, this volume is presented in the belief that contributions from scholars from the various schools of thought that comprise Law and Economics can complement the traditional doctrinal...

1 Toward a Comparative Institutional Approach to the Study of Law and Economics -- 2 The New Economic Analysis of Law: Legal Rules as Incentives -- 3 Law and Economics: An Institutional Perspective -- 4 The Law and Economics and Critical Legal Studies Movements in American Law -- 5 Public Choice...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Jurisprudential Niche of Law and Economics -- Chapter 2. Chicago Law and Economics -- Chapter 3. Public Choice Theory -- Chapter 4. Institutional Law and Economics -- Chapter 5. The New Institutional Economics -- Chapter 6. Branching Out: New...

This thoroughly updated and revised edition of a popular and authoritative reference work introduces the reader to the major concepts and leading contributors in the field of law and economics. The Companion features accessible, informative and provocative entries on all the significant issues,...