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The Pursuit of Justice / Law and Economics of Legal Institutions (REVIEW COPY)
Lopez, Edward J., Edited by / Foreword by Robert D. Tollison
Language: English
Published by Palgrave Macmillan / Published in cooperation with The Independent Institute, Oakland, CA / New York 2010
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. States "First Edition: June 2010." Number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first printing. As-new, unread review copy with signed letter from publicist to reviewer laid in. The authors "shed light on how perverse incentives result in the adverse outcomes of government failur…e, while also suggesting private, market-based, institutional reforms that would create a more just and efficient legal system." Includes Ilya Somin's "Economic Development / Takings As Government Failure," with considerable mention of Poletown and Kelo vs. City of New London. Also includes an essay by Roger Koppl on forensics, reporting an overall 2 percent error rate in fingerprint identifications (more than 4,000 "wrong calls" per year, nationwide), as well as the "spectacular" error rate of the Houston Crime Lab circa 2002. Totals 303 pp. including index. Reduced from $32.
