Title:
Law and markets
Author:
Robson, Alex.
ISBN:
9780230247994
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Publication Information:
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Physical Description:
xxii, 378 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Courts, legal Rules, and markets -- The coase theorem -- Accident law and markets, part 1 : the unilateral care model -- Accident law and markets, part 2 : the bilateral care model -- Markets for potentially harmful goods : the economics of product liability rules -- The economics of property rights -- Contract law and markets -- Crime, punishment and deterrence : markets for illegal activities and the economics of public law enforcement -- Topics in corporate law and competition law -- Litigation, settlement and the market for lawyers.
Abstract:
"Law and Markets examines the interaction between legal rules, market forces and prices. It emphasises the economic effects of legal rules on individual incentives in both market and non-market settings, and draws on cases and materials from a wide variety of legal jurisdictions to illustrate economic principles"--Provided by publisher.
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