The Legal and Economic Basis of International Trade

by Grady Miller

Overview

New economic conditions in the developed and newly industrializing world increasingly force us to question the foundations of existing international economic relationships. This study sheds some light on the complex relationship between law and economics. Beginning with the historical evidence of market structure, trade, and law, the work progresses to discuss transportation, export finance, marine insurance, and technology transfers. The author provides some interesting insights into and discussion on the future of international trade and the untested relationship between social and political chaos and the law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899309187
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/1996
Series:	Contributions to the Study of
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)

About the Author

GRADY MILLER is at present an Administrative Law Adjudicator in two jurisdictions in London./e He has also taught at Humboldt University in Berlin and several London area universities.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Economic Analysis of Sale of Goods Laws
The Law of the Sale and the Barter
The Economic Basis of Goods Transportation
The Legal Regime of Sea Transportation
Legal Foundations and Principles of Marine Insurance: An Economic Look
The Marine Insurance Policy: Premiums and Underwriting
The Business Origins of Trade Finance
The Law of International Trade Finance
Technology Transfers, Patents and Franchise Agreements
Policy Questions and Concluding Thoughts
Selected Readings
Index

Editorial Reviews

Explores the relationship between law and economics by presenting historical evidence<-->beginning with the commercial contributions of the Greco-Roman culture<-->and by comparing trade theorists' and economic anthropologists' reasons for international trade. Chapters discuss Aristotle's concept of economy, the law of sale and barter, the economic basis of goods transportation, the legal regime of sea transport, the statutes and covenants of the various marine policies, and export finance and some of the risks associated with export trade. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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