Hazardous-industry restructuring to avoid liability for accidents

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-322

  van 't Veld, Klaas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Industrial accidents; Judgment proof problem; Liability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847026770     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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