Law in a Market Context
An Introduction to Market Concepts in Legal Reasoning

Examines way in which people, as social beings, experience the intersection of law, markets, and culture.

Robin Paul Malloy (Author)

9780521016551, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 April 2004

280 pages
22.7 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.461 kg

'Professor Malloy builds a strong and long-needed bridge between humanistic and economic approaches to the study of law. Malloy humanizes market analysis by showing how our conceptions of markets are structured by cultural values. As a law professor and an economist I recommend this book to lawyers, judges, policymakers, and academics who want to sharpen their critiques of market thinking, as well as those who want to be better armed in the defense of markets.' Professor Shubha Ghosh, State University of New York, Buffalo

In Law in a Market Context Robin Paul Malloy examines the way in which people, as social beings, experience the intersection of law, markets, and culture. His work recognizes that experience varies by such characteristics as culture, race, gender, age, and class, among others. Thus, market analysis must account for these variations. Through case examples, illustrative fact patterns, and problems based on hypothetical situations he demonstrates the implications and the ambiguities of law in a market society. In his analysis he provides a complete and accessible introduction to a vast array of economic terms, concepts, and ideas - making this book a valuable primer for anyone interested in understanding the use of market concepts in legal reasoning.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on citations
Table of cases
Introduction
1. Understanding the contested meaning of markets
2. The law and market economy framework
3. Market concepts of exchange
4. Additional economic concepts for law and market economy
5. The not-for-profit exchange context
6. Parting thoughts
Index.

Subject Areas: Jurisprudence & general issues [LA], Economics [KC]