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245		0	_aEconomics Of Tort Law Vol. 1 / _cedited by Alan O. Sykes
260			_aUk; _bEdward Elgar, _c2007.
300			_a636p.; _c25cm.
490			_aEconomic approaches to law, 11
505			_aAcknowledgements Introduction Alan O. Sykes PART I LIABILITY RULES, PROPERTY RULES, REGULATION AND THE COASE THEOREM 1. R.H. Coase (1960), ‘The Problem of Social Cost’ 2. Guido Calabresi and A. Douglas Melamed (1972), ‘Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral’ 3. Louis Kaplow and Steven Shavell (1996), ‘Property Rules versus Liability Rules: An Economic Analysis’ 4. Steven Shavell (1984), ‘Liability for Harm versus Regulation of Safety’ PART II NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY 5. Richard A. Posner (1972), ‘A Theory of Negligence’ 6. Richard A. Epstein (1973), ‘A Theory of Strict Liability’ 7. John Prather Brown (1973), ‘Toward an Economic Theory of Liability’ 8. Steven Shavell (1980), ‘Strict Liability versus Negligence’ 9. A. Mitchell Polinsky (1980), ‘Strict Liability vs. Negligence in a Market Setting’ 10. Mark F. Grady (1983), ‘A New Positive Economic Theory of Negligence’ 11. John E. Calfee and Richard Craswell (1984), ‘Some Effects of Uncertainty on Compliance with Legal Standards’ PART III CAUSATION 12. Guido Calabresi (1975), ‘Concerning Cause and the Law of Torts: An Essay for Harry Kalven, Jr.’ 13. Steven Shavell (1980), ‘An Analysis of Causation and the Scope of Liability in the Law of Torts’ 14. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1983), ‘Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach’ 15. Marcel Kahan (1989), ‘Causation and Incentives to Take Care under the Negligence Rule’ PART IV COMPENSATORY DAMAGES 16. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Daniel L. Rubinfeld (1988), ‘The Welfare Implications of Costly Litigation for the Level of Liability’ 17. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Yeon-Koo Che (1991), ‘Decoupling Liability: Optimal Incentives for Care and Litigation’, 18. W. Kip Viscusi (2000), ’The Value of Life in Legal Contexts: Survey and Critique’
520			_aThis two-volume collection, prepared by a leading scholar in this field, brings together the seminal articles on the law and economics of tort law. The selection of papers addresses topics such as the Coase theorem, the choice between property and liability rules, the difference between negligence and strict liability, the economics of causation, damages and vicarious liability and the economics of affirmative duties. This is a classic collection that provides an essential foundation in the core issues fundamental to an understanding of tort law. ---provided by publisher
650			_aTorts Economic aspects
650			_aTorts Economic aspects United States
700			_aSykes, Alan O. _eEditor
800			_aPosner, Richard A. _eSeries Editor
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