Freedom of Contract and Paternalism

Prospects and Limits of an Economic Approach

P. Cserne (Autor)

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X, 194 Seiten

2012
Palgrave Macmillan US (Hersteller)
978-1-137-00032-3 (ISBN)

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A theoretical discussion and internal critique of mainstream law and economics scholarship, especially as it approaches the issue of paternalism. Cserne discusses how, and to what extent, economic analysis can explain and/or justify the limitations on freedom of contract, with special emphasis on paternalism.

Table of Contents Preface 1. Introduction: Motives and Methods 2. Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications 3. Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn 4. Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design 5. Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique 6. Conclusion: Old and New in 'New Paternalism' Bibliography Notes Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.12.2012
Reihe/Serie	Perspectives from Social Economics
Zusatzinfo	X, 194 p.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
Schlagworte	Contract • contract law • Economics • law and economics
ISBN-10	1-137-00032-5 / 1137000325
ISBN-13	978-1-137-00032-3 / 9781137000323
Zustand	Neuware