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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780231403321

Titolo

Regulation through litigation [[electronic resource] /] / W. Kip Viscusi, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, c2002

ISBN

0-8157-9885-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ViscusiW. Kip

Disciplina

347.73/53

Soggetti

Citizen suits (Civil procedure) - United States

Delegated legislation - United States

Class actions (Civil procedure) - United States

Public policy (Law) - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview/ W. Kip Viscusi -- Tobacco : regulation and taxation through litigation/ W. Kip Viscusi ; comment by John E. Calfee-- Litigation as regulation : firearms/ Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig ; comment by Jim Leitzel-- Litigating lead-based paint hazards/ Randall Lutter and Elizabeth Mader ; comment by Thomas J. Kniesner-- Breast implants : regulation, litigation, and science/ Joni Hersch ; comment by Peter Schuck-- Malpractice pressure, managed care, and physician behavior/ Daniel P. Kessler and Mark B. McClellan ; comment by Patricia Danzon-- The insurance effects of regulation by litigation/ Kenneth S. Abraham ; comment by J. David Cummins-- The regulatory advantage of class action/ David Rosenberg ; comment by James Wootton-- Implications for legal reform/ Richard A. Epstein ; comment by Gary T. Schwartz.