| Just Exchange: A Theory of Contract Revised Edition Contributor(s): Buckley, Francis H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415700272 ISBN-13: 9780415700276 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: "F. H. Buckley's" new book fills a prominent hole in the literature, explaining economic terms and jargon with welcome clarity and examining the moral basis of free contracting, as well as those cases where bargaining rights might reasonably be restricted. Along the way the book examines several philosophical puzzles, such as allegiance requirements, paternalism and fairness constraints. Buckley approaches fundamental issues of contract law from an economic perspective, though the book is far from being overly technical and will appeal equally to economists, philosophers and law students. This is a welcome addition to the literature on law and economics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Contracts |
| Dewey: 346.02 |
| LCCN: 2004050219 |
| Series: Economics of Legal Relationships |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.3" W x 9.16" (0.76 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now, for the first time, there is a comprehensive, eminently readable book designed to focus thinking in the area of contract law. This book bridges the gap between law and economics by confronting normative values that economists too often deem the preserve of moral philosophers. Contract theorists, on the other hand, are seldom in sympathy with economic efficiency norms. While free bargaining continues to be regarded with suspicion by legal scholars who are hostile to private ordering, the proper scope of free bargaining remains in dispute. Combined with a recent renewed interest in this field, these academic tensions mean that the time is right for a reconsideration of contract law. Drawing on scholarship from diverse fields and using illuminating and erudite examples, Just Exchange is entertaining as well as informative. Of interest to economists, lawyers, public policy-makers and those intersted in contract theory, this volume is a valuable overview of a vital intersection between legal studies and economics. |