The state and freedom of contract / edited by Harry N. Scheiber.

Other author Scheiber, Harry N.
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1998.
Descriptionvi, 378 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMaking of modern freedom
Making of modern freedom. ^A682564
Contents Introduction / Harry N. Scheiber. -- Land ownership and economic freedom / A. W. B. Simpson. -- Contract and the common law / John V. Orth. -- Contract, property, and the will - the civil law and common law tradition / James Gordley. -- Contract before "Freedom of Contract" / David Lieberman. -- Economic liberty and the modern state / Harry N. Scheiber. -- The "Liberty of Contract" regime in American law / Charles W. McCurdy. -- Freedom of contract, labor, and the administrative state / Arthur F. McEvoy. -- Natural resources and economic liberty in American history / Donald J. Pisani. -- Globalization of freedom of contract / Martin Shapiro.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [301]-363) and index.
LCCN 98024281
ISBN0804733708 (cloth : alk. paper)