The author of more than 50 books and 150 articles, Richard Posner is one of the most cited legal scholars of the 20th century. His sometimes controversial views are incredibly complex, but are unified by the use of economics to analyze law and legal phenomena. This book offers an innovative and highly original guide to Posner's economic analysis of law.

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The book will be structured around various key themes, including: 9/11, CIA, Altruism, Atlantic Monthly, Becker, Gary, Behavioral law and economics, Bentham, Jeremy, Blog, Calabresi, Guido, Capitalism, Cardozo, Judge, Coase, Ronald, Common law, Consequentialism, Constitution (an economic document), Crisis, Darwin, Director, Aaron Dworkin, Ronald, Economic Analysis of Law, Economics, Efficiency, Hand, Judge Learned, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Independence, Journal of Legal Studies, Judges, Judicial decision making, Justice, Law, Law and Economics, Liberalism (conservatism), Markets, Morals (law and), Pragmatism, Precedent, Public intellectuals, Rationality, Reputation (citation), Responsibility/liability/negligence, Slate.com, (Posner s one-week long electronic diary), Wealth.