The British and American rules: An experimental examination of pre-trial bargaining in the shadow of the law

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-60

  Main, Brian G M ^a   Park, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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LEGAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0034105591     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00152     Document Type: Article

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