In Litigation: Do the “Haves” Still Come Out Ahead? - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804747342 ISBN 13: 9780804747349

Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics, 2003

Synopsis

Marc Galanter's seminal work, "Why the 'Haves' Come Out Ahead," is among the most well-cited law review articles of all time. With his distinction between experienced "repeat players" and inexperienced "one shotters" in the U.S. judicial system, Galanter established a clear and predictable model of how the structure of our legal system and one's frequency of interaction with it influence the outcomes of cases.

This book collects the original paper and ten contemporary articles about Galanter's theory in a single volume. The articles, which present new research results and synthesize work done over the past few decades, examine the lasting influence and continued importance of this groundbreaking work. In Litigation provides a thorough presentation of the most durable theory explaining litigation and legal participation that sociolegal scholarship has produced.

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About the Author

Herbert M. Kritzer is Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Susan S. Silbey is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From the Back Cover

Marc Galanter’s seminal work, “Why the ‘Haves’ Come Out Ahead,” is among the most well-cited law review articles of all time. With his distinction between experienced “repeat players” and inexperienced “one shotters” in the U.S. judicial system, Galanter established a clear and predictable model of how the structure of our legal system and one’s frequency of interaction with it influence the outcomes of cases.
This book collects the original paper and ten contemporary articles about Galanter’s theory in a single volume. The articles, which present new research results and synthesize work done over the past few decades, examine the lasting influence and continued importance of this groundbreaking work. In Litigation provides a thorough presentation of the most durable theory explaining litigation and legal participation that sociolegal scholarship has produced.

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Marc Galanter’s seminal work, “Why the ‘Haves’ Come Out Ahead,” is among the most well-cited law review articles of all time. With his distinction between experienced “repeat players” and inexperienced “one shotters” in the U.S. judicial system, Galanter established a clear and predictable model of how the structure of our legal system and one’s frequency of interaction with it influence the outcomes of cases.
This book collects the original paper and ten contemporary articles about Galanter’s theory in a single volume. The articles, which present new research results and synthesize work done over the past few decades, examine the lasting influence and continued importance of this groundbreaking work. In Litigation provides a thorough presentation of the most durable theory explaining litigation and legal participation that sociolegal scholarship has produced.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804747342
• ISBN 13: 9780804747349
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Kritzer Herbert M., Silbey Susan S.