Herbert Hovenkamp is the Ben V. & Dorothy Willie Professor of Law and History, University of Iowa, where he teaches antitrust, torts, American legal history, and innovation policy. He has written numerous books in the these areas, and is the author of Antitrust Law, the leading resource in that field. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The main reason why I found The Opening of American Law fascinating and worth reading is that it clearly demonstrates the strength and resilience of classical political economy in affecting American law, even long after the approach had been challenged, and eventually displaced, by alternative theoretical paradigms.

• Introduction ; Part I Human Nature and the Sources of Law ; Chap. 1. Scarcity, Biology and the Rational Actor ; Chap. 2. Natural Selection, Deterrence and Mental Defect ; Chap. 3. The Science and Law of Race ; Part II. Neoclassical Legal Thought ; Chap. 4. Economics and Law in the Progressive Era ; Chap. 5. Social Value, Taxation and Public Finance ; Chap. 6. From Institutionalism to Legal Realism ; Chap. 7. Recasting the Common Law: the Management of Risk and Relationship ; Part III. The Neoclassical Firm and the Formation of Modern Business Policy ; Chap. 8. The Revolution in Corporate Finance ; Chap. 9. The Separation of Ownership and Control ; Chap. 10. The Twisted Path to Innovation Policy ; Chap. 11. Structuralism in Competition Policy ; Chap. 12. Distribution and Vertical Control ; Part IV. Neoclassical Public Law ; Chap. 13. The Substantive Due Process Triumvirate: Health, Safety and Morals ; Chap. 14. The Waning of Classical Labor Policy ; Chap. 15. The Regulatory State and Federalism ; Epilogue: The New Deal at Bay

Herbert Hovenkamp is the Ben V. & Dorothy Willie Professor of Law and History, University of Iowa, where he teaches antitrust, torts, American legal history, and innovation policy. He has written numerous books in the these areas, and is the author of Antitrust Law, the leading resource in that field. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The main reason why I found The Opening of American Law fascinating and worth reading is that it clearly demonstrates the strength and resilience of classical political economy in affecting American law, even long after the approach had been challenged, and eventually displaced, by alternative theoretical paradigms.

• Introduction ; Part I Human Nature and the Sources of Law ; Chap. 1. Scarcity, Biology and the Rational Actor ; Chap. 2. Natural Selection, Deterrence and Mental Defect ; Chap. 3. The Science and Law of Race ; Part II. Neoclassical Legal Thought ; Chap. 4. Economics and Law in the Progressive Era ; Chap. 5. Social Value, Taxation and Public Finance ; Chap. 6. From Institutionalism to Legal Realism ; Chap. 7. Recasting the Common Law: the Management of Risk and Relationship ; Part III. The Neoclassical Firm and the Formation of Modern Business Policy ; Chap. 8. The Revolution in Corporate Finance ; Chap. 9. The Separation of Ownership and Control ; Chap. 10. The Twisted Path to Innovation Policy ; Chap. 11. Structuralism in Competition Policy ; Chap. 12. Distribution and Vertical Control ; Part IV. Neoclassical Public Law ; Chap. 13. The Substantive Due Process Triumvirate: Health, Safety and Morals ; Chap. 14. The Waning of Classical Labor Policy ; Chap. 15. The Regulatory State and Federalism ; Epilogue: The New Deal at Bay

Herbert Hovenkamp is the Ben V. & Dorothy Willie Professor of Law and History, University of Iowa, where he teaches antitrust, torts, American legal history, and innovation policy. He has written numerous books in the these areas, and is the author of Antitrust Law, the leading resource in that field. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The main reason why I found The Opening of American Law fascinating and worth reading is that it clearly demonstrates the strength and resilience of classical political economy in affecting American law, even long after the approach had been challenged, and eventually displaced, by alternative theoretical paradigms.

• Introduction ; Part I Human Nature and the Sources of Law ; Chap. 1. Scarcity, Biology and the Rational Actor ; Chap. 2. Natural Selection, Deterrence and Mental Defect ; Chap. 3. The Science and Law of Race ; Part II. Neoclassical Legal Thought ; Chap. 4. Economics and Law in the Progressive Era ; Chap. 5. Social Value, Taxation and Public Finance ; Chap. 6. From Institutionalism to Legal Realism ; Chap. 7. Recasting the Common Law: the Management of Risk and Relationship ; Part III. The Neoclassical Firm and the Formation of Modern Business Policy ; Chap. 8. The Revolution in Corporate Finance ; Chap. 9. The Separation of Ownership and Control ; Chap. 10. The Twisted Path to Innovation Policy ; Chap. 11. Structuralism in Competition Policy ; Chap. 12. Distribution and Vertical Control ; Part IV. Neoclassical Public Law ; Chap. 13. The Substantive Due Process Triumvirate: Health, Safety and Morals ; Chap. 14. The Waning of Classical Labor Policy ; Chap. 15. The Regulatory State and Federalism ; Epilogue: The New Deal at Bay