Download or read book Law and Economics from an Evolutionary Perspective written by Glen Atkinson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law and economics are interdependent. Using a historical case analysis approach, this book demonstrates how the legal process relates to and is affected by economic circumstances. Glen Atkinson and Stephen P. Paschall examine this co-evolution in the context of the economic development that occurred in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as well as the impact of the law on that development. Specifically, the authors explore the development of a national market, the transformation of the corporation, and the conflict between state and federal control over businesses. Their focus on dynamic, integrated systems presents an alternative to mainstream law and economics.