Completely updated and revised for its Third Edition, An Introduction to Law and Economics focuses on a set of core topics including property, contracts, torts, and criminal law. The text imparts a good basic knowledge of economic principles and issues pertaining to the law. Avoiding specialized jargon and math, Polinsky shows students how to think like an economist and understand legal issues from an economic perspective.
This Edition features
<li>extensive new material in all sections including discussions reflecting the latest legal and economic developments</li>
<li>clear explanations in accessible terms</li>
<li>a goal-focused approach that shows students how to assess legal rules and policies in terms of their efficiency in attaining broader economic and social goals</li>

An Introduction to Law and Economics

Polinsky, A. Mitchell

Legal Education

Aspen Law & Business

This compact paperback, distinguished by its brevity and clarity, studies a limited number of topics in the economic analysis of the law in order to help students learn how to approach legal rules like an economist. Among the many attributes of this venerable course book: <ul>
<li> Presents a good basic knowledge of economic principles and issues pertaining to the law. </li> <li> Uses a normative approach that shows students how to assess legal rules and policies in terms of economic and social goals. </li> <li> Focuses on a set of core topics, including property, contracts, torts, criminal law, and litigation. </li> <li> Offers clear explanations in accessible terms without using specialized jargon, math, or graphs. </li> <li> Shows students how to think like an economist and understand legal issues from an economic perspective. </li> </ul>
 New to the Fourth Edition: <ul>
<li> Updated and refined throughout. 
</li> <li> The chapter on probability rules has been expanded. 
</li> <li> A new chapter that discusses the liability system versus the regulatory system. 
</li> <li> The bibliography has been completely updated. </li> <li> A short appendix with a sample syllabus that could be used as a basis for teaching the course or for a student to follow for additional readings. </li> </ul>
 An Introduction to Law and Economics, Fourth Edition, continues to offer students succinct, clear explanations of the economic analysis of law and the legal system.

An Introduction To Law and Economics Fourth Edition (Aspen Coursebook)

Business & Money

Economics

Wolters Kluwer

Distinguished by brevity, lucid writing, and well-chosen examples, An Introduction to Law and Economics, now in its Fifth Edition, focuses on a set of core topics that include property, contracts, torts, criminal law, and litigation. Avoiding specialized jargon and mathematics, Polinsky teaches students how to think like an economist and understand legal issues from an economic perspective. New to the Fifth Edition: <ul>
<li>A streamlining of the products liability chapter</li> <li>A revised discussion of the redistributive effects of legal rules to reflect more recent scholarship on this topic</li> <li>The addition of several other refinements in the text and in new footnotes</li> <li>An updated bibliography</li> </ul>
Professors and students will benefit from: <ul>
<li>Solid coverage of relevant economic principles</li> <li>A normative approach that illustrates how to assess legal rules and policies in terms of economic and social goals</li> <li>Clear explanations of concepts</li> </ul>

An Introduction To Law and Economics (Aspen Coursebook Series)

Aspen Publishing

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