Coase Social Cost: 17 Practical Insights for Law + Econ
Coase Social Cost: 17 Practical Insights for Law + Econ 🧩 What “social cost” really means (and why people mess it up) When people argue about pollution, noise, or “big business hurting the little guy,” they often use the word externality. They mean: a business does something, and someone else pays for it.[ ► ]
Spur Industries v Del E Webb: Indemnity and Urban Growth
Modern cities don’t grow on empty maps. They grow around farms, factories, and long-standing businesses that were there first. When quiet farmland turns into a retirement community, or condos push up against industrial yards, the law has to answer an awkward question: If a lawful business becomes a nuisance only because people moved[ ► ]
