Fundamental Principles of Law and Economics – eBook PDF

Fundamental Principles of Law and Economics – eBook PDF

This textbook Fundamental Principles of Law and Economics (PDF) places the relationship between law and economics in its international context, explaining the fundamentals of this increasingly important area of research and teaching in an accessible and straightforward manner. In presenting the subject, the author Alan Devlin draws on the neoclassical tradition of economic analysis of law while also showcasing cutting- edge developments, such as the rise of behavioural economic theories of law.

Key features of this innovative ebook include:

• case law, directives, regulations, and statistics from UK, EU and US jurisdictions are presented clearly and contextualised for law students, showing how law and economics theory can be understood in practice;
• succinct end-of-chapter summaries highlight the essential points in each chapter to focus on student learning;

further reading is provided at the end of each chapter to guide independent research.

Making use of tables and diagrams throughout to facilitate understanding, this textbook provides a comprehensive overview of law-and-economics that is ideal for those new to the subject and for use as a course textbook for law-and-economics modules.