Ill-Gotten Gains
Evasion, Blackmail, Fraud, and Kindred Puzzles of the Law
Format:Paperback
Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
Published:11th Jun '98
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
In Ill-Gotten Gains, Leo Katz describes the underlying principles that not only guide the law but also moral decisions. Mixing wit with insight, anecdotes with analysis, Katz uncovers what is really at stake in crimes such as insider trading, blackmail, and plagiarism. With its startling conclusions and myriad twists, this book will fascinate all those intrigued by the perplexing relationship between morality and law.
"An ambitious and well-written book of legal and moral theory to overthrow both utilitarianism and its cousin, the economic approach to law."—Richard A. Posner, New Republic
"A good, well-written book full of interesting examples."—Library Journal
"[An] elegant defense of circumvention and subterfuge . . . a heroically counterintuitive book."—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker
ISBN: 9780226425948
Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm
Weight: 454g
308 pages