The Republic of Beliefs by Kaushik Basu
A leading economist offers a radically new approach to the economic analysis of the law The Republic of Beliefs argues that the traditional economic analysis of the law has significant flaws and has failed to answer certain critical questions satisfactorily. Why are good laws drafted but never implemented? When laws are unenforced, is it a failure of the law or the enforcers? And, considering that laws are simply words on paper, why are they effective? Offering a provocative alternative to how the relationship between economics and real-world law enforcement is commonly understood, Kaushik Basu demonstrates the connections between social norms and the law and shows how well-conceived ideas can change and benefit human behavior. The Republic of Beliefs provides a new paradigm that will enable better laws and a fairer society.
"One of Diane Coyle's Best Economic Books of 2018"
Kaushik Basu, COLLECTED PAPERS IN THEORETICAL ECONOMICS VOLUME V: Economic Policy and Its Theoretical Bases, Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies, Cornell University, New York Kaushik Basu is Professor of Economics and C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. He was formerly Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank and prior to that Chief Economic Adviser to the Indian Government. Professor Basu has published widely in several
fields, including development economics, game theory, welfare economics and law and economics. He has also published in the popular press, including the New York Times, BBC news online and the Indian Express. He has received honorary doctorates from several universities and IIT Bombay. In 2008 he
was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691210049 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691210047 |
| Title | The Republic of Beliefs |
| Author | Kaushik Basu |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2020-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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