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Rules and networks : the legal culture of global business transactions / edited by Richard P. Appelbaum, William L.F. Felstiner, Volkmar Gessner.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Onati international series in law and society.
- Onati international series in law and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foreign trade regulation.
- International business enterprises--Law and legislation.
- International business enterprises.
- Corporate culture.
- International trade--Social aspects.
- International trade.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (442 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- International business transactions are heavily influenced by culture,practice and rule. The pursuit of business relationships within nation-states can be subject to differences in the generation of norms and the processing of disputes, but these conflicts are magnified many times over in cross-border transactions where nation-state control and support is weak or absent. This book seeks different explanations of the ways in which business people and their legal advisers try to minimise the effect of these magnified difficulties. At the outset the editors suggest four sources through which the
- Contents:
- Half title page; Half title verso; Title page; Title verso; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction: The Legal Culture of Global Business Transactions; Part One. The New Global Environment of Business Transactions; Part Two. The Role of Legal Rules: State Law and Unified Law; Part Three. The Role of Autonomous Rules: The New Lex Mercatoria and Self-Regulation; Part Four. The Role of the Legal Profession: Mega-Lawyers and In-house Counsel; Part Five. The Role of Business Networks: Relationism and Guanxi; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610801206
- 9781280801204
- 1280801204
- 9781847312358
- 1847312357
- OCLC:
- 476036925
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