The Economic Structure of Tort Law
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Written by a lawyer and an economist, this is the first full-length economic study of tort law--the body of law that governs liability for accidents and for intentional wrongs such as battery and defamation. Landes and Posner propose that tort law is best understood as a system for achieving an efficient allocation of resources to safety--that, on the whole, rules and doctrines of tort law encourage the optimal investment in safety by potential injurers...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674230515
ISBN13:9780674230514
Release Date:May 1987
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"
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Business Business & Investing Civil Procedure Economics Law Popular Economics Rules & Procedures TortsCustomer Reviews
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