"Burke drills deep into America's unique culture of litigation and is rewarded with a powerful insight: it is not the public or even lawyers that are so darn litigious, but American law itself. This meticulous, dispassionate book stands not only to advance the debate but--I hope--to reshape it."--Jonathan Rauch, author of "Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working" ""Lawyers, Lawsuits, and Legal Rights" is a fascinating study of the American penchant for public policies that rely on lawsuits to get things done. ...
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"Burke drills deep into America's unique culture of litigation and is rewarded with a powerful insight: it is not the public or even lawyers that are so darn litigious, but American law itself. This meticulous, dispassionate book stands not only to advance the debate but--I hope--to reshape it."--Jonathan Rauch, author of "Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working" ""Lawyers, Lawsuits, and Legal Rights" is a fascinating study of the American penchant for public policies that rely on lawsuits to get things done. Burke's analysis is insightful and original. This book compellingly shows that litigious policies have deep roots in our Constitution, culture, and politics."--Charles Epp, author of "The Rights Revolution: Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme Courts in Comparative Perspective" "Burke's authoritative book demonstrates that the highly litigious American system is not an isolated anomaly but in fact fits in with deeply-rooted elements of American political culture. Where citizens of other countries rely on expert or bureaucratic judgment to resolve disputes, Americans turn to the courts. Equally novel and compelling, "Lawyers, Lawsuits, and Legal Rights" marshals an impressive set of evidence and delivers a refreshingly well-written look at the state of American litigation."--Frank R. Baumgartner, co-author of "Agendas and Instability in American Politics"
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Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Used in good Condition. The text appears to have highlighting. The binding is tight. Dust Jacket is missing. Back inside cover has some water marks. Cover has some wear, corner bumps and dings. May have bookstore stickers and book store stamp on the inside cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Education. ISBN: 0520227271. ISBN/EAN: 9780520227279. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561052545.
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Very Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Gently used in very good Condition. The text appears to be clean. The binding is tight as thought the book has never been opened. Dust Jacket is missing. The pages are bright and crisp. Cover has some minor corner bumps and dings. May have bookstore stickers and book store stamp on the inside cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Education. ISBN: 0520227271. ISBN/EAN: 9780520227279. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561052544.
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Good in very good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Ink underlining and marginal marks noted. Corners of several pages creased. x, 267 p. Notes. Index. This is one of the California Series in Law, Politics, and Society. Denunciations of the US "litigation explosion" has become a familiar theme. Commentators attribute America's litigious public policy style to the explosion of lawyers. Burke shows how these explanations are mistaken! There are NOT more lawsuits in the US compared to other countries, however it IS easier to bring a case to court in the US. What the author describes in this book is a nation not of litigious citizens, but of litigious policies-laws that promote the use of litigation in resolving disputes and implementing public policies. This book is a cogent account of how such policies have come to shape public life and everyday practice.