The Economics of Justice

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The Economics of Justice is a seminal book by Richard Posner that applies economic analysis to legal principles and the concept of justice.

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instanceOf book
law and economics book
non-fiction book
academicDiscipline law and economics
legal philosophy
aimsTo explain legal doctrines using economic efficiency
reconcile justice with wealth maximization
appliesTheory microeconomic analysis
utilitarian theory
welfare economics
author Judge Richard Posner
surface form: Richard A. Posner

Judge Richard Posner
surface form: Richard Posner
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfStudy economics
jurisprudence
law
philosophy of law
political philosophy
genre economic analysis of law
law and economics
legal theory
hasPart analysis of contract law
analysis of criminal law
analysis of tort law
critique of non-economic theories of justice
discussion of distributive justice theories
influencedBy Chicago School economics
surface form: Chicago school of economics

economic analysis of law tradition
utilitarianism
intendedAudience economists
legal scholars
philosophers
students of law and economics
language English
mainSubject corrective justice
distributive justice
economic analysis of legal rules
efficiency in law
justice
law and morality
legal principles
retributive justice
utilitarianism
wealth maximization
notableFor influence on law and economics scholarship
systematic application of economic reasoning to justice
proposesConcept wealth maximization as a criterion of justice

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Judge Richard Posner notableWork The Economics of Justice
subject surface form: Richard Posner