Esposito, Fabrizio2026-05-042026-05-0420262752-6135PURE: 159000416PURE UUID: c36bf243-a62e-43c3-bf5c-9d72026365c1Scopus: 105032403467http://hdl.handle.net/10362/202793Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press.This article distinguishes isolationist and integrationist accounts of the legal-economic nexus. Isolationists deny the possibility of integrating different theoretical perspectives, while integrationists try to unify different accounts. Leading legal theorists have recently presented isolationist efficiency-, liberty-, and democracy-centred accounts of the market. It is argued that the legal–economic nexus is an integrationist concept, requiring an integrationist understanding of the constitutive role of law in the economy – a common view within the Law and Political Economy movement. Two integrationist strategies are presented: structural integrations and epistemic translations. Using them, an integrated consumer-centric account of the market is offered: consumers are not mere instruments; they are the lead actor, with all the entitlements in terms of powers, rights, and responsibilities that this position of authority entails.306475engconsumer welfareefficiencyepistemic translationintegrationlegal-economic nexusLawjournal article10.1017/elo.2025.10062https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105032403467