Handbook of Law and Economics - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0444531203 ISBN 13 : 9780444531209

Editeur : North-Holland, 2007

Synopsis

Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions -- for example, by encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the importance of law to the welfare of societies, the economic analysis of law merits prominent treatment as a subdiscipline of economics. This two volume Handbook is intended to foster the study of the legal system by economists.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions ― for example, by encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the importance of law to the welfare of societies, the economic analysis of law merits prominent treatment as a subdiscipline of economics. This two volume Handbook is intended to foster the study of the legal system by economists.

*The two volumes form a comprehensive and accessible survey of the current state of the field.
*Chapters prepared by leading specialists of the area.
*Summarizes received results as well as new developments.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: North-Holland
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0444531203
• ISBN 13: 9780444531209
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 980
• Éditeur: Polinsky A. Mitchell, Shavell Steven
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible