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Accident law, if properly designed, is capable of reducing the incidence of mishaps by making people act more cautiously. Scholarly writing on this branch of law traditionally has been concerned with examining the law for consistency with felt notions of right and duty. Since the 1960s, however, a g...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shavell, Steven, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1987.
Subjects:
Torts.
Torts > Economic aspects.
Risk (Insurance)
Liability, Legal
Responsabilité civile.
Responsabilité civile > Aspect économique.
Risque (Assurance)
torts.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW > General.
Torts
Torts > Economic aspects
Schadensersatz
Unfall
Ökonomische Theorie des Rechts
Verkeersongevallen.
Onrechtmatige daad.
Aansprakelijkheid.
Rechtseconomie.
Economische aspecten.
USA
United States > Torts > Law > Economic aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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