Law and Inflation (Hardcover)

Inflation is an economic phenomenon that has profound implications for lawyers and jurists, because the great bulk of our laws and legal doctrines have been formulated on the assumption that the value of money remains relatively stable. Inasmuch as such an assumption is no longer tenable in much of the world, it threatens the operation of our most basic legal institutions. In this book, Keith Rosenn shows how inflation affects legal documents like contracts-how it distorts credit transactions, suits for damages, and laws of taxation-and he tells how current economic practices can be adapted to reduce or eliminate the impact. He explores the possibility of using a comprehensive indexation scheme for coping with inflation. Although Rosenn recognizes the deficiencies of price indexes, he considers the practical and theoretical implications of indexation. His analysis is firmly grounded in a detailed examination of the experience of countries like Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, and Italy in adapting their legal institutions to the fact of inflation.

General

Imprint:	University of PennsylvaniaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1982
First published:	1982
Authors:	Keith S. Rosenn
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	494
ISBN-13:	978-0-8122-7807-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Promotions
LSN:	0-8122-7807-0
Barcode:	9780812278071

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