Law and Markets in United States History (Birds) [Hardcover]

James Willard Hurst (Author)

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Publication Date: May 28, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1584771364 | ISBN-13: 978-1584771364

The eminent legal scholar James Willard Hurst's sociological analysis of the relation between law and private business in relation to society at large Hurst argues that law and business support the same goals of efficiency and humanity, and examines their interrelationship toward that end in terms of ethical issues related to public policy, money supply, the impact of incremental change, inflation and deflation, monopoly and competition, and other economic factors. Based on Hurst's lectures at The University of Wisconsin in April, 1981. CONTENTS Introduction: The Market, the Law, and Challenges of Scarcity Chapter 1 Law and the Constitution of the Market Chapter 2 The Market in Social Context Chapter 3 Bargaining through Law and through Markets Notes Sources Cited Index

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About the Author

James Willard Hurst [1910-1997] is widely recognized as the father of modern American legal history. He taught at University of Wisconsin Law School. A prolific scholar and writer, Hurst's major works include The Growth of American Law: The Law Makers (1950), Law and The Conditions of Freedom in The Nineteenth-century United States (1956), Law and Economic Growth: The Legal History of the Wisconsin Lumber Industry 1835-1916 (1964), Law and Social Process in U.S. History (1960) and Law and Social Order in the United States (1977).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 218 pages
• Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. (May 28, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584771364
• ISBN-13: 978-1584771364
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
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• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,663,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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