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Bouckaert, Boudewijn --- "Introduction" [2010] ELECD 378; in Bouckaert, Boudewijn (ed), "Property Law and Economics" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010)

Book Title: Property Law and Economics

Editor(s): Bouckaert, Boudewijn

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781847205650

Section: Chapter 1

Section Title: Introduction

Author(s): Bouckaert, Boudewijn

Number of pages: 4

Extract:

1 Introduction
Boudewijn Bouckaert


Property Law and Economics is the fifth volume of the second edition of
the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics series. The second edition contin-
ues the ambitions of the first edition which is to provide a reference work
surveying most of the law and economics literature. The Encyclopedia
allows the researcher to get efficiently acquainted with the literature on his
research topic and look for publications of possible interest. Consulting
the Encyclopedia puts the saying `standing on the shoulders of the former
generation' in practice and avoids duplicate efforts within the research
community.
As with the first edition, the chapters of this volume contain two parts.
First a review of the literature on the subject. The review is written by an
authority in the field. On average the length of these reviews is 30 pages.
Second, a quasi complete bibliography.
In the reviews the authors discuss the basic questions concerning the
institutions involved, compare the legal solutions across different legal
families (mainly common and civil law) and jurisdictions and provide an
outline of the genesis of economic theories concerning the institutions
within their focus. In Chapter 12 (`Security Interests, Creditors' Priorities,
and Bankruptcy'), for instance, Bowers provides us with an outline of the
evolution of the economics of bankruptcy law starting from the seminal
insights of Jackson and the further directions the literature developed
from Jackson's insights. The bibliography starts from the beginning of the
law and economics literature and is updated until the end ...