Law and Economics: Volume I: Theory, Volume II: Practice

Law and Economics is a method of analyzing laws, legal processes, and judicial decisions using the concerns and techniques of neoclassical economics. This two-volume book deals with the theory of Law and Economics and its applications in the context of India. It is written with an objective to convey the principles and use of this discipline, based on real-world examples, to lawyers and economists as well as others including policy-makers, analysts, civil-society observers, and so on, who do not have formal training in law and economics.

Volume I : Law and Economics: Theory and Applications Preface Introduction Property Rights Intellectual Property Rights Public Rights over Property Contracts and their Enforcement Economics of Tort Law Economics of Crime: Some Preliminary Insights Economic Laws The Economics of the Judicial System Index Volume II: Law and Economics: Practice Preface Introduction Rehabilitation of the 'Project Affected': Eminent Domain and Just Compensation - Malabika Pal `Law and Economics' of Indian Patent Act - V Santhakumar Two Cases of IPR Issues in India: Pharmaceutical Patents and Film Industry Copyrights - Sushma Kindo Economics of Contract Law in India - Indervir Singh The Economics of Contract Law: A Business Outsourcing Application - George S Geis Economic Analysis of Tort Law: Some Conceptual and Interpretative Issues - Satish K Jain Efficiency of Liability Rules: An Experimental Analysis in India - Sanmitra Ghosh and Rajendra P Kundu Regulation in the case of a Natural Monopoly: The Electricity Act in India - V Santhakumar Initial Public Offerings: Institutions in India - Padma Kadiyala Legal and Judicial Process in India: A Preliminary Economic Analysis of Some Issues - V Santhakumar Index