Comparative constitutional law in Asia edited by Rosalind Dixon and Tom Ginsburg.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: 1. What is the economic analysis of law? -- 2. Decisions, consequences and evaluation -- 3. Social welfare -- 4. Rationality and economic behaviour -- 5. The market, property rights and the law -- 6. The aims and problems of civil liability -- 7. Negligence and strict liability in German law -- 8. Liability under bilateral damages -- 9. Causality and the attribution of damages -- 10. Special problems in civil liability -- 11. Freedom of contract, contract law and the fully specified contract -- 12. Freedom of contract and market mimicking rules -- 13. Contractual breach, impossibility and delay -- 14. Warranty contracts -- 15. Ignorance, trust, opportunism and efficiency -- 16. Protection of good faith -- 17. Basic issues in property rights -- 18. The involuntary transfer of property rights -- 19. The inefficient use of real estate -- 20. Intellectual property law and innovation.

Summary: "This volume is the first law and economics textbook that concentrates on civil law. It integrates legal doctrines with economic reasoning, and lucidly explains the concepts involved. It requires no prior knowledge of either economics or law and will undoubtedly become the requisite textbook in the field for all students of law, law and economics and business administration. It will also be of great value to academics and practitioners interested in an overview of this area."--BOOK JACKET.