Understanding Contract Law (5th ed)

* Presents a succinct but intellectually challenging overview of contract law* Goes beyond traditional #black letter# exposition to provide a real understanding of the subject* Offers a unique analysis of contract doctrine # the authors# terminology of #market-individualism# and #consumer-welfarism# has been widely adopted* Explains how the contract rule-book emerged, and how the rule-book doctrines and particular judicial decisions reflect a range of underlying tensions (relating to the general ideologies of adjudication and the particular ideologies of contract)* Includes all key case law and statutory developments