Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 1998.
Description
1 online resource (392 pages).
Series
Making of modern freedom.
Formatted Contents Note
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. Schreiber 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.
Summary
This volume of essays by eminent legal historians offers fresh perspectives on freedom of contract in both senses of the term, and considers how economic freedom relates to such classic political freedoms as free speech and other Anglo-American constitutional norms.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF information screen (ACLS, viewed January 14. 2025).
