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Paul G. Mahoney

Contract Remedies: General

Paul G. Mahoney
Publisher
Edward Elgar
Date
2000
Citation
Paul G. Mahoney, Contract Remedies: General, in Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Edward Elgar, 117–140 (2000).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Paul G. Mahoney
John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program
Center for Public Law and Political Economy
Center for Empirical Studies in Law
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