From Promise to Contract : Towards a Liberal Theory of Contract (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. On the Nature and Value of Promise Fried's Argument: Convention,Social Practice, Trust Trust as a Condition Why Promise? Why Want a Promise? What is Wrong with Breaking a Promise? The Value of Promise Promises between Strangers 2. Normativity, Trust and Threats I. The Disjunctive View II. Normativity and Threats in Personal Relations 3. The Nature and Value of Contractual Relations I. Contracts and the Role of Trust II. Contracts, Promises and Special Relations 4. Remedies The Standard Remedy and the Theory of the Practice Choosing a Performance Remedy: Why Not Specific Performance? The Harm Principle and Remedies for Breach Mitigation The Freedom to Change One's Mind 5. Freedom of Contract, Freedom from Contract I. Freedom of Contract II. Freedom from Contract Bibliography Index