"The law-and-economics movement remains a dominant force in American private law, despite widespread recognition that many of its assumptions are implausible and that efficiency is not the law's only goal. This book adds to the debate by showing that many leading law-and-economics arguments fail...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Contract Law -- Chapter 2: General Principles of Common Law and Civil Law Jurisdictions -- Chapter 3: Contract Formation -- Chapter 4: Terms of a Contract -- Chapter 5: Defeating Contractual Liability -- Chapter 6: Discharge of...