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The Economic Consequences of Liability Rules: In Defense of Common Law Liability
A study of the role of liability rules which aims to illustrate the possible consequences of statutory tampering with them. The contributors explain how statutory and common law liability rules evolved, how they work in current practice, and how rule changes alter economic outcomes.
| Author(s) | By Roger Meiners, Bruce Yandle. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 30 Jul 1991 |
| Availability | POD |
A study of the role of liability rules which aims to illustrate the possible consequences of statutory tampering with them. The contributors explain how statutory and common law liability rules evolved, how they work in current practice, and how rule changes alter economic outcomes.
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ROGER E. MEINERS is Professor of Economics at the University of Texas-Arlington. BRUCE YANDLE is Alumni Professor of Economics at Clemson University and Director of the Strom Thurmond Institute. His previous works include The Political Limits of Enviro
