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The Economics Of Crime |
Edited by Isaac Ehrlich, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair of Economics and Melvin H. Baker Professor of American Enterprise, State University of New York, Buffalo and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, US and Zhiqiang Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, State University of New York, Buffalo, US
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| 2006 |
2,120 pp |
Hardback |
978 1 85278 778 3 |
£530.00 |
on-line discount
£477.00 |
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This authoritative and comprehensive collection contains the most important published papers and articles on the economics of crime. It presents a variety of different perspectives and will be an essential reference source for both researchers and policymakers.
The book examines the theory and methodology of the economics of law enforcement and crime prevention as they affect both public authorities and private individuals. It explores the economics of organized crime from the point of view of the criminal, but also considers the costs to the community of criminal acts and their effects. It studies the causes of crime and the costs and effectiveness of deterrence and punishment.
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81 articles, dating from 1968 to 2004
Contributors include: A.P. Bartel, G.S. Becker, J.M. Buchanan, R.B. Freeman, E.L. Glaeser, W.M. Landes, S.D. Levitt, M.A. Polinsky, S. Shavell, G.J. Stigler
View the author's website at
http://wings.buffalo.edu/soc-sci/economics/IE.html
http://wings.buffalo.edu/soc-sci/economics/Liu.html
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This book is volume 195 in the The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series. To view the rest of the series, please use the link.
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