An economic analysis of public law : Demos and Agora /

"This original and insightful book considers the ways in which public law, which emphasises legality (the Demos), and economics, a science oriented towards the markets (the Agora), intertwine. Throughout, George Dellis argues that the concepts of legality and efficiency should not be perceived...

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Main Authors: Dellis, Georges
Published: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited,
Publisher Address: Cheltenham, UK :
Publication Dates: [2021]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "This original and insightful book considers the ways in which public law, which emphasises legality (the Demos), and economics, a science oriented towards the markets (the Agora), intertwine. Throughout, George Dellis argues that the concepts of legality and efficiency should not be perceived separately."
Carrier Form: xvii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-270) and index.
ISBN: 9781800375789
1800375786
Index Number: K3150
CLC: D90-056
Call Number: D90-056/D357
Contents: Public law and economics : a necessary encounter -- What a lawyer needs to know about economics : a rational (?) eye on everything -- Economic analysis of public law : to the Coase theorem and beyond -- To be or not to be? : a general economic theory for public law : examining the benefits and costs of state intervention -- Principles and methods for increasing efficiency in public law -- Games of public power : what economics teaches us about constitutions -- Between freedom and paternalism : an economic analysis of fundamental rights and the limits of public intervention -- Modernising the Demos : institutional architecture and procedural mechanics in public law -- Economic analysis and the resolution of public law disputes : the scales, the sword and the blindfold of justice -- The ascent of a new and efficient public law.