What effects do laws have? Do individuals drive more cautiously,
clear ice from sidewalks more diligently, and commit fewer crimes
because of the threat of legal sanctions? Do corporations pollute
less, market safer products, and obey contracts to avoid suit? And
given the effects of laws, which are socially best? Such questions
about the influence and desirability of laws have been investigated
by legal scholars and economists in a new, rigorous, and systematic
manner since the 1970s. Their approach, which is called economic,
is widely considered to be intellectually compelling and to have
revolutionized thinking about the law.
In this book Steven Shavell provides an in-depth analysis and
synthesis of the economic approach to the building blocks of our
legal system, namely, property law, tort law, contract law, and
criminal law. He also examines the litigation process as well as
welfare economics and morality. Aimed at a broad audience, this
book requires neither a legal background nor technical economics or
mathematics to understand it. Because of its breadth, analytical
clarity, and general accessibility, it is likely to serve as a
definitive work in the economic analysis of law.
General
| Imprint: |
The Belknap Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2004 |
| First published: |
March 2004 |
| Authors: |
Steven Shavell
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 162 x 45mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With printed dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
768 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-01155-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Laws of other jurisdictions & general law >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-674-01155-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780674011557 |
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