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OverviewThe Locke Institute is an independent, non-partisan educational and research organization, seeking to engender a greater understanding of the concept of natural rights, its implications for constitutional democracy and for economic organization in modern society. The aim of this book is to examine the role of powerful members of the organized Bar in the US, who exploit the rational ignorance both of their own colleagues and the wider electorate to pursue their own political agendas through the institution of the American Bar Association. The author's intention is to destabilize the equilibrium established by the legal services bureaucracy and expose its behaviour and the consequences of the principal actors to the lens of public choice, by narrowing the range of that rational ignorance on which the special interests ultimately depend for political influence, and by identifying incentives for a regrouping of forces in the market place for legal services into constellations more favourable to the deserving poor. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles K. RowleyPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.718kg ISBN: 9781852785260ISBN 10: 1852785268 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 01 January 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'It is not often that an original work in economics can be read simultaneously by both the specialist and non-specialist with a general understanding of economics. As the first full-scale study of the Locke Institute, founded by the author to stimulate research into constitutional and legal economics to reach a wide public, the work sets a standard which future authors will find great difficulty in emulating.' -- Sir Alan Peacock, The David Hume Institute, Edinburgh, UK 'The Right to Justice is in a class by itself. Charles Rowley's attack on the Chicago School of Political Economy is all the more damaging because it shares much the same classical liberal perspective. Marshalling a vast amount of information and insights from different schools of thought, Rowley shows that US government's pattern of legal aid to the poor cannot be explained by the Chicago political economy model, and then goes on to provide his own original and perceptive explanation.' -- Mancur Olson, formerly, University of Maryland at College Park, US 'The Right to Justice is a masterful achievement. It deserves to be read widely.' -- William F. Shughart II, University of Mississippi, US 'Charles Rowley has done what few have been able to do: penetrate the fog in Washington with the clear light of reason in order to maximize justice for all.' -- W. Clark Durant III, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Legal Services Corporation, 1985-89 'The Locke Institute has started its series with The Right to Justice by Charles Rowley. The theme of this book is well scored by the picture on the cover which shows a well dressed lawyer gaining while two poor blacks are left out. Advocates of government aid to various legal programs assume that they benefit the poverty population when as a matter of fact they primarily benefit a special portion of the bar. Rowley clearly and definitely disposes of this myth.' -- Gordon Tullock, George Mason University, US 'This is an important book, for two main reasons... it provides a thorough analysis of the differences between the Chicago and the Virginia schools of political economy. Second, it shows that consumer preferences play virtually no role in determining the allocation of public resources to civil-justice access programs... Apart from providing a salutary lesson for those concerned with improving access to civil justice, the book should appeal to those interested in modern political economy.' -- Ian McEwin, Agenda `It is not often that an original work in economics can be read simultaneously by both the specialist and non-specialist with a general understanding of economics. As the first full-scale study of the Locke Institute, founded by the author to stimulate research into constitutional and legal economics to reach a wide public, the work sets a standard which future authors will find great difficulty in emulating.' -- Sir Alan Peacock, The David Hume Institute, Edinburgh, UK `The Right to Justice is in a class by itself. Charles Rowley's attack on the Chicago School of Political Economy is all the more damaging because it shares much the same classical liberal perspective. Marshalling a vast amount of information and insights from different schools of thought, Rowley shows that US government's pattern of legal aid to the poor cannot be explained by the Chicago political economy model, and then goes on to provide his own original and perceptive explanation.' -- Mancur Olson, formerly, University of Maryland at College Park, US `The Right to Justice is a masterful achievement. It deserves to be read widely.' -- William F. Shughart II, University of Mississippi, US `Charles Rowley has done what few have been able to do: penetrate the fog in Washington with the clear light of reason in order to maximize justice for all.' -- W. Clark Durant III, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Legal Services Corporation, 1985-89 `The Locke Institute has started its series with The Right to Justice by Charles Rowley. The theme of this book is well scored by the picture on the cover which shows a well dressed lawyer gaining while two poor blacks are left out. Advocates of government aid to various legal programs assume that they benefit the poverty population when as a matter of fact they primarily benefit a special portion of the bar. Rowley clearly and definitely disposes of this myth.' -- Gordon Tullock, George Mason University, US `This is an important book, for two main reasons. . . . it provides a thorough analysis of the differences between the Chicago and the Virginia schools of political economy. Second, it shows that consumer preferences play virtually no role in determining the allocation of public resources to civil-justice access programs. . . . Apart from providing a salutary lesson for those concerned with improving access to civil justice, the book should appeal to those interested in modern political economy.' -- Ian McEwin, Agenda Author InformationThe late Charles K. Rowley, former General Director, The Locke Institute, Duncan Black Professor of Economics and Director, Program in Economics, Politics and the Law, James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, George Mason University, US Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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