HANDBOOK OF LAW AND ECONOMICS by A. Mitchell. Polinsky (Editor), Steven Shavell (Editor) ( 9780444531209 )

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Title:

HANDBOOK OF LAW AND ECONOMICS

Volume:

Volume 2

By:

A. Mitchell. Polinsky (Editor), Steven Shavell (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0444531203

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9780444531209

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Publisher:

ELSEVIER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Pub. date:

1 October, 2007

Series:

Handbook of Law and Economics v. 2

Pages:

980

Description:

Aims to foster the study of the legal system by economists. This two volume set forms a comprehensive and accessible survey of the state of the field.

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.

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black & white tables, figures

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Imprint:

North-Holland

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