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The Tort Law Debate, Efficiency, and the Kingdom of the Ill: A Critique of the Insurance Theory of Compensation

Description: This article critiques and in large measure rejects the insurance theory of compensation. It contains an argument that the theory has fundamental failings--both normative and practical--that render it untenable as a primary guide to determining the appropriate compensatory sums in any programmatic setting.
Date: February 1993
Creator: Pryor, Ellen S.
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