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Volume VII: Contracts in General | Chapter 2 (1997): Contract in Pre-Commercial Societies and in Western History

Completed in January 1995

James Gordley

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1–19

I. Contract Law in Pre-Commercial Societies

1–4

   A. The Nature of Personalized Contract Law

5–18

   B. Problems of Contract Law in a Personalized System

6–9

      i. Preventing Substantive Unfairness

7

         a. Reciprocity

8

         b. Generalized Reciprocity

9

         c. Balanced Reciprocity

10–11

      ii. Dealing With the Unexpected

12–14

      iii. Determining When an Agreement is Binding

15–18

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“Detailed Table of Contents”, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert. Consulted online on 05 February 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-4021_IECO_COM_0702TOC>
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