Introduction PETER BENSON 1
1 Two Economic Theories of Enforcing Promises RICHARD CRASWELL 19
Ⅰ.Preliminary Matters 19
Ⅱ.Enforcement as Performance 21
Ⅲ.Enforcement as Incentives 26
Ⅳ.Implications of the Distinction 34
Ⅴ.Conclusion 44
Ⅰ.Introduction 45
2 The Scope and Limits of Legal Paternalism:Altruism and Coercion in Family Financial Arrangements MICHAEL J.TREBILCOCK AND STEVEN ELLIOTT 45
Ⅱ.Private Ordering and Family Financial Arrangements 51
Ⅲ.Contract Failure in the Family Setting 54
Ⅳ.The Functions and Efficacy of Independent Advice 64
Ⅴ.Specifying the Gatekeeper Duties of Lenders 67
Ⅵ.Conclusion:The Scope and Limits of Legal Paternalism 81
3 Promises and Contracts T.M.SCANLON 86
Ⅰ.Introduction 86
Ⅱ.Manipulation and Regard for Expectations 88
Ⅲ.Fidelity and the Value of Assurance 93
Ⅳ.Contracts and Enforceability 99
Ⅴ.Voluntariness 111
Ⅵ.Conclusion 117
4 The Unity of Contract Law PETER BENSON 118
Ⅰ.Introduction 118
Ⅱ.The Logic of a Transfer of Ownership 127
Ⅲ.The Common Law Conception of Contract 138
Ⅳ.Conclusion 201
5 The Theory of Contracts MELVIN A.EISENBERG 206
Ⅰ.Introduction 206
Ⅱ.Four Conceptions of a Theory of Contracts 208
Ⅲ.Two Types of Single-Value Normative Theories 223
Ⅳ.A Multivalue Theory of Contracts 240
6 Contract Law in the Aristotelian Tradition JAMES GORDLEY 265
Ⅰ.Introduction 265
Ⅱ.The Reasons for Enforcing Promises 268
Ⅲ.The Content of a Contractual Obligation:Gift and Exchange 297
Ⅳ.Liability for Broken Promises 327
Ⅴ.Conclusion 333
Index 335