The economic thinking and legal thinking

evolution and paradigms

Abstract

The changes started from the century. The eighteenth century with the Industrial Revolution caused a huge change in the way of living from a new conception of work and consumption, affecting the organization of societies in the face of the unstable and permanent relationship between capital and labor. From this, law and economics intertwine in discussions about the financial system, state budget, economic order, public policy, social rights, gravitating the discussion about the collision between resource scarcity and the need for rights. Parallel to this, constitutionalism and legal thinking have undergone paradigmatic transformations, since constitutionalism is a political and interdisciplinary movement reflecting a fundamental choice of society. The dialogue between these sciences has not always been complete, as scientific knowledge has developed from specific methodological procedures, making the legal and economic sciences create barriers in the ability to combine by adopting different language codes. The work modestly proposes to bring these areas closer to knowledge, making a parallel between economic and legal thinking, using as basis the economic theories and constitutionalism from the century. XVIII, seeking to make an approximation between law and economy.

Key words: Law and economics. Constitutionalism. Capitalist dynamics.