The Law and Economics of Class Actions in Europe: Lessons from America (New Horizons in Law and Economics series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847208037 ISBN 13: 9781847208033

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This well-documented book discusses the power and limitations of class actions with insights and analysis from a panel of distinguished scholars. It pays special attention to the introduction and the applicability of such a legal device in European civil law countries.

The book offers a broad legal and economic investigation, drawing insights from US judicial experience and giving a rigorous discussion of both the philosophical and constitutional aspects and the economic mechanisms and incentives set up by class actions.

The Law and Economics of Class Actions in Europe will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of all those interested in the function of class action litigation for promoting justice and efficiency. In particular, it will benefit graduate and postgraduate students, researchers and academics in law, economics, and law and economics, policy makers, judges and attorneys.

Contributors: J.G. Backhaus, G. Calabresi, A. Cassone, M.S. Cenini, B. Deffains, F. Denozza, N. Garoupa, A. Gidi, F. Gomez, M.F. Gouveia, S. Harnay, S. Issacharoff, E. Langlais, J. Luther, A. Marciano, G.P. Miller, F. Parisi, G.B. Ramello, L. Sacconi, M.I. Saez, F.M. Scherer, L. Toffoletti, T.S. Ulen, M. Valimaki

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Edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus, Krupp Chair in Public Finance and Fiscal Sociology, Erfurt University, Germany, Alberto Cassone, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy and Giovanni B. Ramello, Department of Economics and Statistics "Cognetti de Martiis", Università degli studi di Torino, Italy

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847208037
• ISBN 13: 9781847208033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Backhaus Jürgen G., Cassone Alberto, Ramello Giovanni B.