Handbook of Law and Economics. Vol.1

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. This title offers a survey of the state of the field.

Inhalt

1. Contract Law
   
   2. Liability for Accidents
   3. Property Law
   4. Litigation
   5. Empirical Study of the Civil Justice System
   6. Public Enforcement of Law
   7. Empirical Study of Criminal Punishment
   8. Environmental Law
   9. Regulation of Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks
   10. Taxation
   11. International Law