Criminal Law And Economics

By: Garoupa, Nuno

Criminal Law and Economics applies economic theory to explain crime, law enforcement, criminal law and criminal procedure. This pathbreaking book draws together sixteen chapters by leading scholars in the field, summarizing theoretical and empirical work researched to date on criminal law and economics. The topics range from private and public enforcement of the law, criminal procedure and regulation to terrorism, cyber crime and tax evasion. The expert contributors also cover the political economy of criminal law as well as behavioral criminal law and economics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847202756
• ISBN13: 9781847202758
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 480 Pages