TY  - BOOK
AU  - Epstein,Richard A.
TI  - Simple Rules for a Complex World
SN  - 9780674036567
AV  - KF385 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Law-Economic aspects-United States
KW  - Adversary system (Law)-United States
KW  - Lawyers-United States
KW  - Social justice
KW  - Simplicity (Philosophy)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Too Many Lawyers, Too Much Law -- I. Cutting through Complexity -- 1. The Virtues of Simplicity -- 2. The Enemies of Simplicity -- II. The Simple Rules -- 3. Autonomy and Property -- 4. Contract -- 5. Torts -- 6. Necessity, Coordination, and Just Compensation -- 7. Take and Pay -- III. The Rules in Action -- 8. Contracting for Labor -- 9. Employment Discrimination and Comparable Worth -- 10. Professional Liability for Financial Loss -- 11. The Origins of Product Liability Law -- 12. The Contemporary Product Liability Scene -- 13. The Internal Life of the Corporation -- 14. The Corporation and the World -- 15. Environmental Protection and Private Property -- Conclusion: The Challenges to Simple Rules -- Notes -- Index of Statutes -- Index of Cases -- General Index
N2  - Epstein offers a sophisticated agenda for comprehensive social reform that undoes much of the mischief of the modern regulatory state. At a time when most Americans have come to distrust government at all levels, Epstein shows how a consistent application of economic and political theory allows us to steer between too much and too little
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