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September 21, 2009
Regulation by Litigation -- the Book:
Earlier this year, Yale University Press published Regulation by Litigation by University of Illinois law professor Andrew P. Morriss, Clemson economist Bruce Yandle, and CWRU School of Law library Head of Reference Andrew Dorchak. Here is the description from the YUP website:
Federal and state regulatory agencies are increasingly making use of litigation as a means of regulation. In this book, three experts in regulatory law and theory offer a systematic analysis of the use of litigation to impose substantive regulatory measures, including a public choice-based analysis of why agencies choose to litigate in some circumstances.Here is what some have said about the book:
The book examines three major cases in which litigation was used to achieve regulatory ends: the EPA’s suit against heavy duty diesel engine manufacturers; asbestos and silica dust litigation by private attorneys; and private and state lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers. The authors argue that litigation is an inappropriate means for establishing substantive regulatory provisions, and they conclude by suggesting a variety of reforms to help curb today’s growing reliance on such practice.
"A valuable, spirited book about how bureaucrats use litigation to avoid the constraints they face when they regulate the old-fashioned way, by formulating rules, that enriches our understanding of bureaucracy."-Jonathan Macey, Yale University
"This book invites lawyers to apply economics to the law and urges economists to analyze litigation''s impact on the economy. The authors reveal the pernicious results of substituting litigation for sound public policy, providing a first step toward correcting a regulatory process gone awry."-Terry L. Anderson, Executive Director, The Property and Environment Research Center
"The authors' winning combination of clear theory and illustrative case studies makes this book a necessary read for anyone who wishes to grapple with the negative synergies of two systems of social control, which can easily swamp any gains that either system alone could provide."-Richard A. Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago
Posted by jha5 at September 21, 2009 02:33 AM
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