Contractual Certainty in International Trade : Empirical Studies and Theoretical Debates on Institutional Support for Global Economic Exchanges.

Cover -- Prelims -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Towards a Theoretical Frameworkfor Contractual Certainty in Global Trade -- Part II Empirical Studies -- 2 Ethnic Networks, Extra-legal Certainty and Globalisation: Peering into the Diamond Industry -- 3 The Role of Lex Mercatoria in Supporting Globalised Transactions: An Empirical Insight into the Governance Structure of the Timber Industry -- 4 The Emergence of Transnational Cooperation in the Software Industry -- 5 Cross-Border Dispute Resolution from the Perspective of Mid-sized Law Firms: The Example of International Commercial Arbitration -- 6 Structuring Transactions: The Case of Real Estate Finance -- Part III Debates and New Approaches -- 7 Theories of Change-the Governance of Business Transactions in Globalising Economies -- 8 Transnational Civil Regimes: Economic Globalisation and the Evolution of Commercial Law -- 9 The Public and the Private in the Provision of Law for Global Transactions -- 10 Institutional Designs in International Transactions-an Evolutionary Economics Perspective -- 11 Global Trade: Changes in the Conceptualisation of Legal Certainty? -- 12 Contractual Certainty versus Efficiency: The Historical and Institutional Context of Global Trade -- Index.

This book focuses on the paradox presented by cultural/institutional diversity and contractual efficiency in cross-border business transactions.

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