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Socio-Economics: Challenging Mainstream Economic Models And Policies, Stefan J. Padfield
Socio-Economics: Challenging Mainstream Economic Models And Policies, Stefan J. Padfield
Akron Law Review
At a time when many people are questioning the ability of our current system to provide economic justice, the Socio-Economic perspective is particularly relevant to finding new solutions and ways forward. In this relatively short conclusion to the Akron Law Review’s publication, Law and Socio-Economics: A Symposium, I have separated the Symposium articles into three groups for review: (1) those that can be read as challenging mainstream economic models, (2) those that can be read as challenging mainstream policy conclusions, and (3) those that provide a good example of both. My reviews essentially take the form of providing a …
Introduction To Socio-Economics: An Ethical Foundation For Law-Related Economic Analysis, Robert Ashford
Introduction To Socio-Economics: An Ethical Foundation For Law-Related Economic Analysis, Robert Ashford
Akron Law Review
This introductory Article to the Symposium Issue on Law and Socio-Economics (1) briefly explains the origin of the term “socio-economics,” (2) recounts the history of its formal introduction into legal education in 1997, (3) sets forth its underlying principles as a specific methodological approach to law-related economic analysis, (4) describes in greater detail some of its most important features, (5) compares the socio-economic approach to the narrower, neoclassical economic approach that dominates scholarship in “law and economics,” (6) explains the special connection between socio-economic principles and the ethical responsibilities of lawyers related to competence, candor, and the lawyer’s role as …