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The regulation of franchising in the new global economy / Elizabeth Crawford Spencer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spencer, Elizabeth Crawford.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franchises (Retail trade)--Law and legislation.
- Franchises (Retail trade).
- International trade.
- Globalization.
- Comparative law.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- While franchising promotes economic and social welfare objectives, Elizabeth Crawford Spencer argues that monitoring and regulation are needed to address potential areas of abuse of the form that can result in costly market inefficiencies. This unique study surveys franchise-specific legislation worldwide as a starting point for a thorough examination and analysis of the role of both private and public regulation of the sector in the context of current theoretical approaches to regulating contractual relationships. The book concludes that properly calibrated regulation can minimize inefficient
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures, tables and boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The regulation of franchising in the new global economy; 1. Reconceiving regulation; 2. The market interaction as private regulation; 3. The contract as private regulation; 4. Purpose and scope of franchise specific regulation and the UNIDROIT Model Law; 5. Worldwide survey of franchise specific regulation; 6. Summary of trends in franchise specific legislation; 7. Legislation impacting upon negotiation and formation of franchise contracts
- 8. Legislation impacting upon the performance of and exit from the agreement9. Future directions for the regulation of franchising; Appendix 1 Franchise legislation worldwide; Appendix 2 Content of disclosure; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-94125-9
- 9786612941252
- 1-84980-498-2
- OCLC:
- 700702047
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