Boilerplate : The Foundation of Market Contracts (Paperback)

Foreword Omri Ben-Shahar; Part I. Why is Boilerplate One-Sided?: 1. One-sided contracts in competitive consumer markets Richard Posner and Lucian Bebchuk; 2. Cooperative negotiations in the shadow of boilerplate Jason S. Johnston; 3. Boilerplate and economic power in auto manufacturing contracts Omri Ben-Shahar and James J. White; 4. 'Unfair' dispute resolution clauses: much ado about nothing? Florencia Marotta-Wurgler; 5. The unconventional uses of transactions costs David Gilo and Ariel Porat; Part II. Should Boilerplate be Regulated? 6. Online boilerplate: would mandatory website disclosure of e-standard terms backfire? Robert Hillman; 7. Pre-approved boilerplate Clayton Gillette; 8. 'Contracting' for credit Ronald J. Mann; 9. The role of non profits in the production of boilerplate Kevin E. Davis; 10. The boilerplate paradox Douglas G. Baird; Part III. Interpretation of Boilerplate: 11. Contract as Statute Stephen J. Choi and Mitu Gulati; 12. Modularity in contracts: boilerplate and information flow Henry E. Smith; 13. Contra Preferendum: the allure of ambiguous boilerplate Michelle E. Boardman; Part IV. Commentary; 14. Boilerplate today: the rise of modularity and the waning of consent Margaret Jane Radin; 15. The law and sociology of boilerplate Todd J. Rakoff.