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The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis: A Life on Fire

The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis: A Life on Fire

by Justin O'Brien
The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis: A Life on Fire
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ISBN-10:
1849466173
ISBN-13:
9781849466172
Pub. Date:
11/13/2014
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-10:
1849466173
ISBN-13:
9781849466172
Pub. Date:
11/13/2014
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis: A Life on Fire

The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis: A Life on Fire

by Justin O'Brien

Overview

James M Landis is known for his seminal contribution to the creation of the modern system of market regulation in the USA. This book explains for the first time how and why, shortly before his early death, Landis abandoned his theory of market regulation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849466172
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 11/13/2014
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Justin O'Brien is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation, UNSW Law, University of New South Wales. He is also a Lab Fellow at the Edmond J Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction - The Trials of James M Landis 1

1 The Draftsman: The Normative Underpinnings of the Disclosure Paradigm 13

2 The Administrator: Codes of Conduct and the Dynamics of Regulatory Politics 37

3 The Activist: Institutionalizing the New Deal 61

4 The Firelighter: The Existential Choice 81

5 The Transformational Dean: Law, Lawyers and Society 93

6 The Advisor: Revitalizing and Losing Regulatory Authority 113

7 The Fall: Hubris and the Making of a Greek Tragedy 135

Conclusion - The Lost Legacy: James M Landis and the Future of Regulatory Capitalism 163

Index 189

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