1 Introducing, Defining and Balancing ‘Autonomy versus Paternalism’&Willem H van Boom and Anthony Ogus 1
2 Mandatory Contract Law: Functions and Principles in Light of the Proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights&Gerhard Wagner 9
3 The Role of Information Deficiencies in Contract Enforcement&Ann-Sophie Vandenberghe 43
4 Consumer Bankruptcy: A Third Way Between Autonomy and Paternalism in Private Law&Nick Huls 73
5 Regulating Consumer Demand in Insurance Markets&Daniel Schwarcz 95
6 Contracts and Capabilities: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Autonomy-Paternalism Debate&Simon Deakin 127
7 Autonomy and Paternalism from a Common Law Perspective:Setting Aside Disadvantageous Transactions&Stephen Waddams 145
8 Informing Consumers about Themselves&Oren Bar-Gill and Franco Ferrari 175
9 Forms of Imposed Protection in Legal History, Especially in Roman Law&Laurens Winkel 213
Index 225