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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797836103321

Autore

Madjd-Sadjadi Zagros <1968-, >

Titolo

The economics of civil and common law / / Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2016

ISBN

1-60649-585-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 199 pages)

Collana

Economics collection, , 2163-7628

Disciplina

340.11

Soggetti

Law and economics

Law - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The interaction of law and economics -- 2. Property rights -- 3. Contracts -- 4. Torts -- 5. Organization of the firm and competition law -- 6. Other laws -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Law is supposed to encourage innovation, morality, and conformity with societal expectations, yet it may provide perverse incentives causing individuals, or even the State, to act in discordant, inefficient, and even immoral ways. It will explore the inefficiencies that are created that serve to deny individuals work and shelter in a haphazard and capricious manner. It will examine property rights, including eminent domain that lets the State take property away with seemingly arbitrary compensation to the owner. Individuals must understand both civil law, codified by statutes, and common law, enshrined in precedential judicial decisions, and why the common law tends to better reduce transactions costs and thus avoid courts entirely. This book is written for economists and noneconomists and has an extensive glossary of economic, political, and legal terms. Two items that are not formally treated in other economics of law textbooks are the legal organization of businesses and tax law from an economics perspective.