Contracts in the real world: Stories of popular contracts and why they matter

Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why they Matter

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-254

  Cunningham, Lawrence A ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84924710673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139096676     Document Type: Book

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