Freedom of Contract and Paternalism Prospects and Limits of an Economic Approach

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 pa...

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Main Author: Cserne, Péter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2012, 2012
Series:Perspectives from Social Economics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:206 p online resource
ISBN:9781137000323