Economic analysis of accident law
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Steven Shavell
- ناشر : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 1987
- شابک / ISBN : 9780674225251
Description
Introduction -- Liability and deterrence: basic theory -- Liability of firms -- Factors bearing on the determination of negligence -- Causation and scope of liability -- The magnitiude of liability: damages -- Other topics in liability -- The allocation of risk and the theory of insurance -- Liability, risk-bearing, and insurance: basic theory -- Liability, risk-bearing, and insurance: extensions to the basic theory -- Liability and administrative costs -- Liability versus other approaches to the control of risk -- Critical comments.
Accident law, if properly designed, is capable of reducing the incidence of mishaps by making people act more cautiously. Since the 1960s, a group of legal scholars and economists have focused on identifying the effects of accident law on people's behaviour. This book aims to serve as a synthesis of research in this field.
