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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780227303321

Autore

Moore Michael J. <1953->

Titolo

Product liability entering the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] ] : the U.S. perspective / / Michael J. Moore, W. Kip Viscusi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 2001

ISBN

0-8157-9879-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (53 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ViscusiW. Kip

Disciplina

346.7303/8

Soggetti

Products liability - United States - History

Products liability - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-44).

Nota di contenuto

Brief history of products liability -- The product liability crisis -- Aftermath, 1988-89 -- Economic model -- Evidence on the consequences of product liability risks -- Evidence on the effects of product liability reforms -- Policy implications of product liability reforms -- Problems and prospects of mass toxic torts.