An edition of Costs And Cautionary Tales (2006)
Costs and Cautionary Tales
Economic Insights for the Law
By Anthony Ogus
Publish Date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Language
eng
Pages
320
Description:
"The aim of this book is to provide an overview of how economic analysis can enrich an understanding of law and can provide standards for its critical evaluation. It eschews a dogmatic approach, acknowledging that non-economic goals play an important part in the law. It is directed primarily at lawyers and law students, particularly those who hitherto have been sceptical of the uses and value of law and economics. It is not a conventional textbook in the sense that it does not deal systematically with different areas of law. Rather each chapter is built on a particular theme or set of themes, with examples drawn from across legal categories. The approach is discursive, anecdotal and analytical, reflecting the ideas and convictions developed during the author's 30 years working in the field of law and economics."--Bloomsbury Publishing.