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Impact: How Law Affects Behavior
Lawrence M. Friedman
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Description for Impact: How Law Affects Behavior
Hardback. Under what conditions are laws and rules effective? Lawrence M. Friedman gathers findings from many disciplines into one overarching analysis and lays the groundwork for a cohesive body of work in impact studies. He examines the importance of communication on the part of lawgivers and the nuances of motive among those subject to the law." Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628.
Laws and regulations are ubiquitous, touching on many aspects of individual and corporate behavior. But under what conditions are laws and rules actually effective? A huge amount of recent work in political science, sociology, economics, criminology, law, and psychology, among other disciplines, deals with this question. But these fields rarely inform one another, leaving the state of research disjointed and disorganized. Lawrence M. Friedman finds order in this cacophony. Impact gathers recent findings into one overarching analysis and lays the groundwork for a cohesive body of work in what Friedman labels impact studies. The first ... Read more
Laws and regulations are ubiquitous, touching on many aspects of individual and corporate behavior. But under what conditions are laws and rules actually effective? A huge amount of recent work in political science, sociology, economics, criminology, law, and psychology, among other disciplines, deals with this question. But these fields rarely inform one another, leaving the state of research disjointed and disorganized. Lawrence M. Friedman finds order in this cacophony. Impact gathers recent findings into one overarching analysis and lays the groundwork for a cohesive body of work in what Friedman labels impact studies. The first ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
627g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674971059
SKU
V9780674971059
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About Lawrence M. Friedman
Lawrence M. Friedman is Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.
Reviews for Impact: How Law Affects Behavior
Until now, surprisingly, there have been no synthetic analyses of a fundamental question: Why do some laws actually have a significant impact on the social and economic behaviors that they target, and why do other laws fall very short? By taking on this daunting task, and by brilliantly integrating rich veins of empirical research and social science theory, Lawrence Friedman ... Read more