Economic Analysis of Law

Author: Qian Hongdao
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Whether it is Hegel's philosophy of law or Montesquieu's theory of the separation of powers, whether it is Rousseau's social contract theory or Pound's social control theory, all shine with the brilliant light of Western legal civilization. The Western legal schools and trends that continuously emerge in the long course of history are a vivid embodiment of this civilization. The "Western Legal Schools and Trends" series provides a panoramic presentation of the doctrines, origins, and developments of various Western legal schools and trends in China, offering readers a brand-new perspective for understanding them. —Zhang Wenxian (Vice President of the Chinese Law Society, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin University, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Law)
The process of modernization of the world's legal system is historically diverse and stable. Understanding Western legal schools and trends is highly beneficial for grasping their theoretical essence and core principles. The "Western Legal Schools and Trends" series provides an excellent overview of legal schools and trends as part of Western legal civilization, outlining the clear contours of Western legal wisdom and thought over a thousand years. This series helps broaden horizons, absorb key insights, and promote the modernization of China's legal system. —Gong Puxiang (President of the Jiangsu High People's Court, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Law)
In the long course of human legal development, the wisdom of countless legal scholars and the spirit of various legal schools and trends have been integrated. Each school and trend contains profound philosophical insights, serving as different components of human civilization's development. Where does the wisdom of legal scholars lie, and where are the thought-provoking philosophies? The "Western Legal Schools and Trends" series, with its systematic, concise, and clear style, and its richly illustrated pages, provides preliminary answers. —He Qinhua (President of East China University of Political Science and Law, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Law)
Economic analysis of law is an emerging interdisciplinary field that applies economic methods to analyze legal issues. Rooted in the theory of Western new institutional economics, it uses microeconomics, public choice theory, and other empirical and normative methods to examine and study the formation, structure, process, effects, efficiency, innovation, and future development of Western legal systems. Economic analysis of law is one of the most important interdisciplinary fields in legal research and one of the fastest-growing areas of Western legal development in the second half of the 20th century. It represents a significant new achievement in the transformation of legal and economic research methods and the mutual integration of law and economics.