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Jürgen G. Backhaus
,
Alberto Cassone
, and
Giovanni B. Ramello
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Published:
30 Mar 2012
Collection:
Law 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781001240.00002
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The Law and Economics of Class Actions in Europe
Edited by
Jürgen G. Backhaus
,
Alberto Cassone
, and
Giovanni B. Ramello
Monograph Book
Published:
30 Mar 2012
Print ISBN:
9781847208033
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9781781001240
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781001240
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400
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Law 2012
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PART I: CLASS ACTION LITIGATION: THE ORIGINS AND ITS MAIN FEATURES
Chapter 1: The Law and Economics of Class Action Litigation: Setting the Research Agenda
Chapter 2: Class Actions in the US Experience: The Legal Perspective
Chapter 3: Class Actions in the US Experience: An Economist’s Perception
Chapter 4: Will Aggregate Litigation Come to Europe?
Chapter 5: Class Action as a Remedy for Market Failure
Chapter 6: The Economics of Class Action Litigation
PART II: DISENTANGLING THE LAW AND ECONOMICS OF CLASS ACTION
Chapter 7: Private, Club and Public Goods: The Economic Boundaries of Class Action Litigation
Chapter 8: Class Action Finance and Legal Expense Insurance
Chapter 9: Punitive Damages and Class Actions
Chapter 10: A Case for Information Sharing in Class Action Suits
Chapter 11: Good Law and Economics Needs Better Microeconomic Models: The Case Against ‘Contingent Fees’ as Application of Agency Models to the Professions
Chapter 12: Collective Litigation versus Legislation: A Rent-Seeking Approach to Class Actions
PART III: COMPARATIVE LEGAL VIEWS: ISSUES, NATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND A PROPOSAL
Chapter 13: Class Actions in Private Enforcement of EC Antitrust Law: The Commission Green Paper
Chapter 14: The Enforcement of Management Passivity Duty in Take-over Law: Class Action or Government Action?
Chapter 15: The Constitutional Impact of Class Actions in European Legal Systems
Chapter 16: Introducing Class Actions in Finland: An Example of Law-making Without Economic Analysis
Chapter 17: Class Actions in Portugal
Chapter 18: The Class Action Code: A Model for Civil Law Countries
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Law and Economics
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