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The Economics of Capital Punishment
Author(s) -
Mishan E.J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.1989.tb01101.x
Subject(s) - capital punishment , economics , capital (architecture) , neoclassical economics , criminology , positive economics , sociology , history , ancient history
The argument for and against capital punishment turns on its effectiveness as a deterrent. Professor E.J. Mishan argues that the evidence is now clear that capital punishment saves innocent lives.