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Blackmail And Transactional Structure - 1992, Wendy J. Gordon
Blackmail And Transactional Structure - 1992, Wendy J. Gordon
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The Coase Theorem operates in a world where mistaken allocations can be cured by trade. But blackmail involves two areas where mistaken allocations are likely to be permanent: free speech and reputation.
Preliminary Notes On Blackmail Piece For University Of Pennsylvania - 1992, Wendy J. Gordon
Preliminary Notes On Blackmail Piece For University Of Pennsylvania - 1992, Wendy J. Gordon
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There are several potential insights whose interrelationship I'd like to explore. First, some allocation of rights are not likely to be transferable. Two of the major interests involved in blackmail--namely, reputation and free speech--are of this type. This may in itself help to explain some of the paradox of blackmail.
Post-Revolutionary Law And Economics:A Foreword To The Symposium, Anthony D'Amato
Post-Revolutionary Law And Economics:A Foreword To The Symposium, Anthony D'Amato
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The Lanec (short for Law and Economics) movement of the 1970s hit the legal landscape like a nuclear device and permanently irradiated it. A couple of decades later, as we sift through the fallout, we are entitled to ask whether anything fundamental has changed. Every contributor to this Symposium seems to answer yes. Maybe they're like the book reviewer who believes deep in her heart that the book is worthless, but if she reveals it the editor will conclude that there is no point in printing her review. Let me put my own biases on the table. In general I …