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Author:   F. H. Buckley
Publisher:   Duke University Press
Imprint:   Duke University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.175kg
ISBN:  

9780822323334

ISBN 10:   0822323338
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   27 August 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction I. Free Bargaining and Formalism Contracts Small and Large: Contract Law through the Lens of Laissez-Faire / Richard A. Epstein The Decline of Formality in Contract Law / Eric A. Posner External Critiques of Laissez-Faire Contract Values / Michael Trebilcock In Defense of the Old Order / Timothy J. Muris The Limits of Freedom of Contract in the Age of Laissez-Faire Constitutionalism / Gregory S. Alexander II. Bargaining around Tort Law Courts and the Tort-Contract Boundary in Product Liability / Paul H. Rubin Commodifying Liability / Robert Cooter III. Contracting for Land Use Law Zoning by Private Contract / Robert H. Nelson Dealing with the NIMBY Problem / William A. Fischel Devolutionary Proposals and Contractarian Principles / Steven J. Eagle The (Limited) Ability of Urban Neighbors to Contract for the Provision of Local Public Goods / Robert C. Ellickson IV. Free Bargaining in Family Law A Contract Theory of Marriage / Elizabeth S. Scott and Robert E. Scott Marriage as a Signal / Michael J. Trebilcock Family Law and Social Norms / Eric A. Posner Contracting around No-Fault Divorce / Margaret F. Brinig V. Bargaining Around Bankruptcy Reorganization Law Contracting for Bankruptcy Systems / Alan Schwartz Free Contracting in Bankruptcy / F.H. Buckley Free Contracting in Bankruptcy at Home and Abroad / Robert K. Rasmussen VI. Choosing Law by Contract Contract and Jurisdictional Freedom / Bruce H. Kobayashi and Larry E. Ribstein A Comment on Contract and Jurisdictional Competition / Michael Klausner Choice of Law as a Precommitment Device / Geoffrey P. Miller Corporate Law as the Paradigm for Contractual Choice of Law / Robert Romano Notes Contributors Index

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An interesting and impressive collection of essays that pulls together important research and arguments by an unusually impressive lineup of contributors. This a major piece of work. -Paul H. Haagen, Duke University School of Law A compendium of original scholarship about the continuing vitality of our legal and political regime based on contract. This is an important book. -Fred S. McChesney, Cornell Law School

""An interesting and impressive collection of essays that pulls together important research and arguments by an unusually impressive lineup of contributors. This a major piece of work."" -Paul H. Haagen, Duke University School of Law ""A compendium of original scholarship about the continuing vitality of our legal and political regime based on contract. This is an important book.""-Fred S. McChesney, Cornell Law School

Author Information

F. H. Buckley is Professor of Law at the George Mason School of Law. He is the author of several books, including Corporations: Principles and Policies.

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