Contract Law and Economics, Hardcover by De Geest, Gerrit (EDT), Like New Use...
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Contract Law and Economics, Hardcover by De Geest, Gerrit (EDT), Like New Use.... Contract Law and Economics, Hardcover by De Geest, Gerrit (EDT), ISBN 184720600X, ISBN-13 9781847206008, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This is Volume 6 of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. International experts provide an overview of the economic literature on contract law for a readership of scholars, law teachers, policy makers, and judges. Each of th's 20 chapters offers a review of the literature, an extensive bibliography, and a personal reflection on avenues of future research. For this second edition, seven chapters are updated from material that appeared in the 2000 edition. The other 13 chapters are completely new. Part 1 covers contract formation and interpretation. This section starts with a review of the literature on precontractual liability, then deals with topics such as duress, gratuitous promises, inheritance law, and interpretation and implied terms in contract law. Part 2 treats remedies for breach of contract, with chapters on areas such as penalty clauses and liquidated damages, forseeability, and warranties. Part 3 draws on the theoretical economic literature on long-term and relational contracts. Work in this section is written by institutional economists working in the field of industrial organization. Topics include marriage contracts and franchise contracts. The volume's final section offers perspectives on behavioral approaches to contract law, the civil law of contract, and unjust enrichment and quasi-contracts. De Geest teaches law at Washington University in St. Louis. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
