Liberty of contract : rediscovering a lost constitutional right / David N. Mayer.
2011
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Author
Title
Liberty of contract : rediscovering a lost constitutional right / David N. Mayer.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KF801 .M29 2011
ISBN
9781935308386 (hardback : alk. paper)
1935308386 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781935308393 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1935308394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1935308386 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781935308393 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1935308394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
189 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)642840496
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-177) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The Myth of "Laissez-Faire Constitutionalism"
1
1.
Historical Foundations of Liberty of Contract
11
Substantive Due Process in Early American Law
Other Limits on the Police Power in 19th-Century Constitutionalism
Federalizing Constitutional Limits: The Fourteenth Amendment
2.
Philosophical Foundations of Liberty of Contract
43
"A Society Based on Contract"
Judicial Review and Two Paradigms of Liberty
The Radical Paradigm: True "Laissez-Faire Constitutionalism"
The Moderate Paradigm: A Presumption in Favor of Liberty
3.
Liberty of Contract in its Heyday: The Many Facets of Liberty
69
The Right to Economic Liberty
Freedom of Labor
Freedom to Compete
Freedom of Dealing
Origins of the Right to Privacy
Other Forgotten Aspects of the Right
4.
The Demise of Liberty of Contract
97
Cracks in the Foundation: The Failure of Lochner-Era Jurisprudence
The Changing Composition of the Court
A General Rule Riddled with Exceptions
Legal Realism and the Expanding Scope of the Police Power
A New Paradigm: The "New Deal Revolution" of 1937
5.
Conclusion: Distinguishing History From Legend or Propaganda
115
Notes
119
Index
179