The Questionnaire 1
PART 1 The concept in context 5
1 The present study 7
1 Introduction 7
a) Defining pure economic loss 9
b) Distinguishing consequential loss 11
c) Intentional infliction of pure economic loss 14
d) The typical instances of pure economic loss 15
e) The problem of future loss 20
f) In search of a rationale for the exclusionary rule 22
2 The liability systems-a functional ordering 40
a) Introduction 10
b) Appearances vs. reality：From facades to operative rules 41
c) General and specific characteristics 43
d) Characteristics of liberal，pragmatic and conservative systems 43
e) Liberal systems 46
f) Pragmatic systems 52
g) Conservative systems 63
3 Conclusion 66
PART 2 The national contributions 69
2 Japan 71
3 Croatia 88
4 Quebec 114
5 The United States 134
6 Canada 166
7 Israel 186
8 South Africa 218
9 Poland 258
10 Denmark 282
PART 3 The results 301
11 Surveying the results 303
1 Introduction 303
2 Three comparative tables 304
a) Table Ⅰ：Country by country 304
b) Table Ⅱ：By type of recovery 305
c) Table Ⅲ：Broadly recognized fact patterns 306
3 Reassessing the differences 306
4 The value of legal certainty 308
5 General conclusions 309
a) A question beyond legal families 309
b) No common methodology 310
c) The relevance of timing 311
d) Areas of substantive agreement 312
e) A final look at the ‘limited convergence’ 315
Index 317