Adversarial Legalism: The American Way of Law (Revised)

by Robert A. Kagan

Book Overview

American methods of policy implementation and dispute resolution are more adversarial and legalistic when compared with the systems of other economically advanced countries. Americans more often rely on legal threats and lawsuits. American laws are generally more complicated and prescriptive, adjudication more costly, and penalties more severe. In a thoughtful and cogently argued book, Robert Kagan examines the origins and consequences of this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674012410
• ISBN13: 9780674012417
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 9.8"