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Contract as promise : a theory of contractual obligation / Charles Fried.
By: Fried, Charles [author.]
.Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: [Second edition].Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190240196 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Contracts | Promise (Law)Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780190240158DDC classification: 346.022 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Contract as Promise' is a study of the foundations and structure of contract law. It has both theoretical and pedagogic purposes. It moves from trust to promise to the nuts and bolts of contract law. The author shows that contract law has an underlying unifying moral and practical structure. This second edition retains the original text, and includes a new Preface. It also includes a lengthy postscript that takes account of scholarly and practical developments in the field over the last thirty years, especially the large and rich law and economics literature.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Contract as Promise' is a study of the foundations and structure of contract law. It has both theoretical and pedagogic purposes. It moves from trust to promise to the nuts and bolts of contract law. The author shows that contract law has an underlying unifying moral and practical structure. This second edition retains the original text, and includes a new Preface. It also includes a lengthy postscript that takes account of scholarly and practical developments in the field over the last thirty years, especially the large and rich law and economics literature.
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