Introduction / Peter Benson -- Two economic theories of enforcing promises / Richard Craswell -- The scope and limits of legal paternalism: altruism and coercion in family financial arrangements / Michael J. Trebilcock and Steven Elliott -- Promises and contracts / T.M. Scanlon -- The unity of contract law / Peter Benson -- The theory of contracts / Melvin A. Eisenberg -- Contract law in the Aristotelian tradition / James Gordley.
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This collection of six original essays explores the general theory of contract law from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The volume addresses a wide range of issues, both methodological and substantive.