Title: Relational Contracts in the Courts: An Analysis of Incomplete Agreements and Judicial Strategies
Abstract: Previous articleNext article No AccessRelational Contracts in the Courts: An Analysis of Incomplete Agreements and Judicial StrategiesAlan SchwartzAlan SchwartzPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Legal Studies Volume 21, Number 2Jun., 1992 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467908 Views: 52Total views on this site Citations: 78Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1992 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:David Gibbs-Kneller, David Gindis, Derek Whayman Not by Contract Alone: The Contractarian Theory of the Corporation and the Paradox of Implied Terms, European Business Organization Law Review 23, no.33 (Mar 2022): 573–601.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40804-022-00241-7Desmond (Ho‐Fu) Lo, Giorgio Zanarone, Mrinal Ghosh Contracting to (dis)incentivize? 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