"The law-and-economics movement remains a dominant force in American private law, despite widespread recognition that many of its assumptions are implausible and that efficiency is not the law's only goal. This book adds to the debate by showing that many leading law-and-economics arguments fail...

Basic concepts -- Sterling : its historical role, and the decline that led to a change in the law -- The euro zone -- The change in English law introduced by miliangos and its forebears -- Contract -- Tort -- Restitution and unjust enrichment -- The law of trusts and fiduciaries -- Claims...