Freedom of Contract and Paternalism [electronic resource] : Prospects and Limits of an Economic Approach /
Cserne, P.author.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction: motives and methods -- Paternalism in philosophy : conceptions and justifications -- Paternalism in economics : redefinitions and the behavioral turn -- Paternalism in practice : public policy and legal design -- Paternalism in contract law : rationalization and critique -- Conclusion: old and new in "new paternalism" -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
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.
Labor economics.
Civil law.
Commercial law.
Economic theory.
Labor Economics.
Civil Law.
Commercial Law.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.