The jurisprudential niche of law and economics -- Chicago law and economics -- Public choice theory -- Institutional law and economics -- The new institutional economics -- Branching out : New Haven, Modern Civic Republican, and Austrian approaches -- Social norms and law and economics

In the context of ongoing criticisms of the lack of pluralism in economics, the present article aims to discuss the development of 'heterodox' economics since the 1970s. Following Lakatos's concept of scientific research programs (srp), and concentrating on the situation in Germany, the article...