Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Contract enforcement institutions -- State-enforced contract law and the development of modern market economies -- Does globalisation lead to a decline of state contract law? -- Research design -- Scenario 1 : how German companies enforce contracts when buying software products in Asia and Eastern Europe -- How Bulgarian and Romanian firms enforce contracts when selling software products to OECD countries -- How Indian firms enforce contracts when selling software products to OECD countries -- How contracts between German buyers and suppliers from Bulgaria and Romania are enforced after Bulgaria and Romania entered the EU -- Overall results -- Economic globalisation and the decline of state contract law -- The limits of international commercial arbitration -- ICT and the rise of informal contract enforcement institutions in global markets.
Summary
The aim of this work is to shed light on the governance of complex cross-border contracts by developing a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding the relevance of both formal and informal institutions.
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