Journal article
Evolutionary Theories in Law and Economics and Their Use for Comparative Legal Theory
Publication Details
Authors: | von Wangenheim, G. |
Publication year: | 2011 |
Journal: | Review of Law and Economics |
Pages range : | 737-765 |
Volume number: | 7 |
ISSN: | 1555-5879 |
eISSN: | 1555-5879 |
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Abstract
Evolutionary Law and Economics explains how law evolves in possibly path dependent ways. The theory therefore seems apt to help comparative legal theory in understanding and evaluating legal variation across jurisdictions. This paper reviews evolutionary approaches in Law and Economics to study in a more precise way whether and how different strands of the approach may be useful for the comparative lawyer.
Evolutionary Law and Economics explains how law evolves in possibly path dependent ways. The theory therefore seems apt to help comparative legal theory in understanding and evaluating legal variation across jurisdictions. This paper reviews evolutionary approaches in Law and Economics to study in a more precise way whether and how different strands of the approach may be useful for the comparative lawyer.
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