Author : A. Mitchell Polinsky,Steven Shavell
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 981 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Droit
ISBN : 9780444531209
Handbook of law and economics by A. Mitchell Polinsky,Steven Shavell Pdf
"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."--[Source inconnue].