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Author Posner, Richard A.

Title The economics of justice / Richard A. Posner.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1981.

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 Moore Stacks  JC578 .P67    Available  ---
Description xiii, 415 pages ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents An introduction to the economics of nonmarket behavior -- 1. Justice and efficiency: Blackstone and Bentham -- Utilitarianism, economics, and social theory -- Ethical and political basis of wealth maximization -- 2. Origins of justice: Homeric version of the minimal state -- A theory of primitive society -- Economic theory of primitive law -- Retribution and related concepts of punishment -- 3. Privacy and related interests: Privacy as secrecy -- A broader view of privacy -- Privacy jurisprudence of the Supreme Court -- 4. Supreme Court and discrimination: Law and economics of discrimination -- DeFunis case and reverse discrimination -- Bakke, Weber, and beyond.
Bibliography Includes index.
Subject Justice.
Justice.
Social justice.
Social justice.
Economics.
Economics.
Justice sociale.
Économie politique.
Justice.
Recht.
Economische aspecten.
Rechtseconomie.
Justice sociale -- Aspect économique.
Justicia.
Economía política.
ISBN 0674235258
9780674235250