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Ill-Gotten Gains

Evasion, Blackmail, Fraud, and Kindred Puzzles of the Law

Leo Katz author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:11th Jun '98

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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