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 Richard A. Posner ⓘ
Richard Posner ⓘ
countryOfOrigin 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 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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