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1. Normative Underpinnings, 1
1.1 Enforcing Promises, 2
The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract, 2
P. S. Atiyah
Contract as Promise, 7
Charles Fried
Notes on Enforcing Promises, 13
1.2 Selecting Default Rules, 15
Contract Law, Default Rules, and the Philosophy of Promising, 15
Richard Craswell
Filling Gaps in Incomplete Contracts, 21
Ian Ayres and Robert Gertner
Notes on Selecting Default Rules, 27
1.3 Distributional Concerns, 29
Passing on the Costs of Legal Rules, 29
Richard Craswell
Notes on Distributional Concerns, 37
2. Remedies For Breach, 39
2.1 Expectation Damages, 40
Law and Economics, 40
Robert Cooter and Thomas Ulen
The Efficient Breach Fallacy, 42
Daniel Friedmann
Contract Remedies, Renegotiation, and the Theory of Efficient
Breach, 44
Richard Craswell
Notes on Expectation Damages, 52
2.2 Limits on the Expectation Measure, 54
2.2.1 Mitigation and Reliance by the Promisee, 54
The Mitigation Principle, 54
Charles J. Goetz and Robert E. Scott
Unity in Tort, Contract, and Property, 57
Robert Cooter
Notes on Mitigation and Reliance by the Promisee, 63
2.2.2 Consequential Damages, 65
Beyond Foreseeability: Consequential Damages in the Law of
Contract, 65
Richard A. Epstein
Contract Damages and Cross-Subsidization, 71
Gwyn D. Quillen
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract, 75
Lucian Ayre Bebchuk and Steven Shavell
Notes on Consequential Damages, 76
2.2.3 Subjective Losses, 80
Cost of Completion or D/minution in Market Value, 80
Timothy J. Muris
Proposals for Products Liability Reform, 85
Alan Schwartz
Notes on Subjective Losses, 89
2.3 Alternatives to Expectation Damages, 92
2.3.1 Specific Performance, 92
The Case for Specific Performance, 92
Alan Schwartz
Notes on Specific Performance, 96
2.3.2 Liquidated Damages, 99
Liquidated Damages, Penalties, and the Just Compensation Principle,
99
Charles J. Goetz and Robert E. Scott
Efficiency Implications of Penalties and Liquidated Damages, 105
Samuel A. Rea, Jr.
Notes on Liquidated Damages, 113
2.3.3 Rescission and Restitution, 114
The Mitigation Principle, 114
Charles J. Goetz and Robert E. Scott
Good Faith in the Enforcement of Contracts, 118
Eric G. Andersen
Notes on Rescission and Restitution, 124
2.3.4 Punitive Damages, 126
Punitive Damages: Divergence in Search of a Rationale, 126
Bruce Chapman and Michael Trebilcock
Notes on l~nitive D~ma~ges, 135
3. Defining the Performance Obligation, 137
3.1 Implied Excuses, 138
3.1.1 Impracticability, Frustration, and Mistake, 138
Impossibility and Related Doctrines in Contract Law, 138
Richard A. Posner and Andrew M. Rosenfield
Contract as Promise, 143
Charles Fried
Mistake, Frustration, and the Windfall Principle of Contract
Remedies, 147
Andrew Kull
Relational Contracts in the Courts, 152
Alan Schwartz
Notes on Impracticability, Frustration, and Mistake, 156
3.1.2 Nondisclosure and Unilateral Mistake, 159
Mistake, Disclosure, Information, and the Law of Contracts, 159
Anthony T. Kronman
Legal Secrets, 165
K/m l.~ne Scheppele
Notes on Nondisclosure and Unilateral Mistake. 169
3.2 Implied Warranties, 173
A Theory of the Consumer Product Warranty, 173
George L. Priest
Notes on Implied Warranties, 178
3.3 Relational Contracts, 180
3.3.1 Marketing and Supply Contracts, 180
Principles of Relational Contracts, 180
Charles J. Goetz and Robert E. Scott
Relational Contracts in the Courts, 186
Alan Schwartz "
Economic Analysis of Contractual Relations, 193
lan Macneil
Notes on Marketing and Supply Contracts, 199
3.3.2 TerminAtion Decisions, 201
Transaction Cost Determinants of "Unfair" Contractual
Arrangements, 201
Be~amin Klein
Problematic Relations: Franchising and the Law of Incomplete
Contracts, 203
Gfllian I~ Hadfield
Notes on Termination Decisions, 209
3.4 Modification by the Parties, 211
The Law of Contract Modification, 211
Varouj A. Aivazian, Michael Trebilcock, and Michael Penny
Notes on Modification by the Parties, 220
4. Contract Formation, 222
4.1 Bases for Enforcement, 223
4.1.1 Consideration, 223
The Principles of Consideration, 223
Melvin Aron Eisenberg
Notes on Consideration, 229
4.1.2 Reliance, 231
Promissory Estoppel and Judicial Method, 231
Jay M. Feinman
The Promissory Basis of Section 90, 238
Edward Yorio and Steve Thel
Notes on Reliance, 242
4.1.3 Formalities, 244
Form and Substance in Private Law Adjudication, 244
Duncan Kennedy
Alchemical Notes: Reconstructing Ideals from Deconstructed Rights,
248
Patricia J. Williams
Notes on Formalities, 250
4.2 Offer and Acceptance, 251
4.2.1 Interpreting Offers, 251
The Language of Offer and Acceptance, 251
Peter Meijes Tiersma
Mass Media and Offers to the Public, 257
Peter Klik
Notes on Interpreting Offers, 263
4.2.2 Unilateral Contracts, 266
Modern Unilateral Contracts, 266
Mark Pettit, Jr
Notes on Unilateral Contracts, 271
4.2.3 Implied Contracts, 272
Economic Analysis of Law, 272
Richard A. Posner
An Essay in the Deconstruction of Contract Doctrine, 273
Clare Dalton
Notes on Implied Contracts, 277
4.2.4 Preliminary Negotiations, 278
Precontractual Liability and Preliminary Agreements, 278
E. Allan Famsworth
Notes on Preliminary Negotiations, 284
5. Unconscionability and Other Defenses, 287
5.1 Traditional Defenses, 288
Unconscionability: A Critical Reappraisal, 288
Richard A. Epstein
Notes on Traditional Defenses, 293
5.2 Reasonable Expectations, 295
Mass Contracts: Lawful Fraud in California, 295
W. David Slawson
Judge-Made Law and Judge-Made Insurance, 298
Kenneth S. Abraham
Notes on Reasonable Expectations, 303
5.3 Unconscionabflity, 306
5.3.1 Market Power, 306
A Reexamination of Nonsubstantive Unconscionability, 306
Alan Schwartz
Distributive and Pater~llst Motives in Contract Law and Tort Law,
309
Duncan Kennedy
Notes on Market Power, 313
5.3.2 Imperfect Information, 315
Distributive and Paternalist Motives in Contract and Tort Law, 315
Duncan Kennedy
Proposals for Products Liability Reform, 319
Alan Schwartz
Notes on Imperfect Information, 322
5.3.3 Form Contracts, 324
Contracts of Adhesion: An Essay in Reconstruction, 324
Todd D. Rakoff
Contract as Thing, 329
Arthur Alan Left
Unconscionabflity in Standard Forms, 333
Lewis A. Kornhauser
Notes on Form Contracts, 336
5.3.4 Buyer Incompetence, 339
A Reexamination of Nor.substantive Unconscionabflity, 339
Alan Schwartz
Notes on Buyer Incompetence, 341
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