Uncertainty, the race for property rights and rent dissipation due to judicial legislation in US Tort law

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-351

  Benson, Bruce L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 6144274290     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/092137409600800308     Document Type: Article

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