Economics and the 'nonsense' of law: The case of the Chicago antitrust revolution

Economy and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-83

  Davies, William ^a  

^a City Approach   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antitrust; Competition; Economics; Foucault; Law; Neo liberalism

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION; NEOLIBERALISM;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749239912     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140903020655     Document Type: Review

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