TY - BOOK AU - Klerman, Daniel TI - Economics of Legal History T2 - Economic Approaches to Law SN - 9781783471683 U1 - 340.09 PY - 2015/// CY - UK PB - Edward Elgar Publishing Limited KW - Law Economic aspects KW - Law History KW - Law and economics History KW - Law History Economic aspects N1 - PART I. LAW AS DEPENDENT VARIABLE: EFFICIENCY AND BEYOND PART II. LAW AS INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: WOMEN’S AND MINORITY RIGHTS PART III. LAW AS INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION PART IV. BIDIRECTIONAL HISTORIES: THE RECIPROCAL INTERACTIONS OF LAW AND SOCIETY PART V. PRIVATE ORDERING PART VI LITIGATION AND CONTRACTING PART VII. CRITIQUE OF THE ECONOMIC APPROACH TO LEGAL HISTORY Index ; PART I. LAW AS DEPENDENT VARIABLE: EFFICIENCY AND BEYOND PART II. LAW AS INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: WOMEN’S AND MINORITY RIGHTS PART III. LAW AS INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION PART IV. BIDIRECTIONAL HISTORIES: THE RECIPROCAL INTERACTIONS OF LAW AND SOCIETY PART V. PRIVATE ORDERING PART VI LITIGATION AND CONTRACTING PART VII. CRITIQUE OF THE ECONOMIC APPROACH TO LEGAL HISTORY Index N2 - "Generations of law and economics scholars have been fascinated by history, seeing in its institutions and laws a vast database for illustrating their theories. Equally, historians have seen economic analysis as a helpful tool with which to analyse legal institutions. As a result a vibrant field has emerged in which people trained in law, economics, history and political science have all made significant contributions. This volume brings together the most important works examining legal history from an economic perspective. An original introduction by the editor provides an essential roadmap to the field"--Unedited summary from book cover. (Source: WorldCat) ER -