Economic Analysis of Law

Lucid, comprehensive, and definitive in its field, this text covers every aspect of economic analysis of the law, from common law, corporate and commercial law, and public international law to family law, evidence, and the economic theory of democracy. Authored by the pioneer in law and economics analysis, this user-friendly and accessible text sustains itself as a favorite among students and professors alike. Many great features make this text an ideal option for your classroom: maintains its standing as the preeminent work in the field, covering the legal-economic perspective on all key areas, from common law to the Constitution offers user-friendly organization: non-quantitative approach does not assume or require prior knowledge of economics or mathematics part and chapter organization based on legal, not economic concepts includes end-of-chapter sections to reinforce and extend learning through problems and suggested further readings covers Enron and other corporate scandals; and Congress' response in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act includes organizational economics with particular reference not only to corporations but also to nonprofits, law firms, and the judiciary covers teh rapidly expanding interest in the legal regulation of national security and foreign affairs (torture issues, executive power, the USA Patriot Act, etc.) requires the addition of the interesting economic issues presented by such regulation covers foreign law, interest, both substantive and both national and supranational (e.g., European Union) is included throughout the book) updated to reflect the growing importance of behavioral finance includes legal-economic issues relating to the Internet are added to several chapter