Freedom of contract and paternalism : prospects and limits of an economic approach

Péter Cserne

Atheoretical 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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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Cserne, Péter
Publisher:	Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	ca. 206 S.
Series:	Perspectives from Social Economics
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: Motives and Methods; Chapter 2 Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications; Chapter 3 Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn; Chapter 4 Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design; Chapter 5 Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Old and New in "New Paternalism"; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-0-230-34029-9 ; 978-1-137-00032-3 ; 978-1-137-00032-3
Other identifiers:	10.1057/9781137000323 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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