| The Limits of Freedom of Contract Revised Edition Contributor(s): Trebilcock, Michael J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674534301 ISBN-13: 9780674534308 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $47.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: Our legal system is committed to the idea that private markets and the law of contracts that supports them are the primary institutions for allocating goods and services in a modern economy. Yet the market paradigm, this book argues, leaves substantial room for challenge. For example, should people be permitted to buy and sell blood, bodily organs, surrogate babies, or sexual favors? Is it fair to allow people with limited knowledge about a transaction and its consequences to enter into it without guidance from experts? |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Contracts - Political Science | Law Enforcement |
| Dewey: 346.022 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.04" W x 9.18" (0.99 lbs) 310 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Our legal system is committed to the idea that private markets and the law of contracts that supports them are the primary institutions for allocating goods and services in a modern economy. Yet the market paradigm, this book argues, leaves substantial room for challenge. For example, should people be permitted to buy and sell blood, bodily organs, surrogate babies, or sexual favors? Is it fair to allow people with limited knowledge about a transaction and its consequences to enter into it without guidance from experts? |
Contributor Bio(s): Trebilcock, Michael J.: - Michael J. Trebilcock is Professor of Law and Director of the Law and Economics Program at the University of Toronto. |
