Problems in Contract Law and International Financial Management

Problems in Contract Law: Cases and Materials

Author: Charles L Knapp

PROBLEMS IN CONTRACT LAW: Cases and Materials has always bee a favorite of first—time Contracts teachers. By combining contemporary theory and problems with more traditional cases and notes, this successful casebook has become the choice of wide range of profesors. This eagerly—awaited revision introduces new co—author H.G. Prince and a host of new material while it retains the intellectual integrity of previous editions.

This extremely teachable casebook draws praise for its:

exceptionally engaging problems that mesh with cases, notes, and questions to hold student interest

integration of contemporary contract theory such as feminist, law and economics, and other viewpoints.

balanced structure and organization that allows the book to be comprehensive, without overwhelming students

companion Rules Supplement

outstanding Teacher's Manual, with sample syllabi, teaching points keyed to specific pages, answers to many of the problems , and questions keyed to case summaries

To keep the book fresh and current, this Fourth Edition features:

updated problems, cases, and references

expanded coverage of promissory estoppel

greater discussion of Alternative Dispute Resolution as it relates to contract law.

For your next Contracts course, consider the book that is firmly positioned where scholarship meets practice: PROBLEMS IN CONTRACT LAW: Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Acknowledgements
1	An Introduction to the Study of Contract Law	1
2	Enforcing Promises: Bases of Legal Obligation	25
3	Reaching Agreement: The Process of Contract Formation	161
4	The Statute of Frauds	295
5	The Meaning of the Agreement: Principles of Interpretation and the Parol Evidence Rule	349
6	Supplementing the Agreement: Implied Terms, the Obligat ion of Good Faith, and Warranties	431
7	Avoiding Enforcement: Incapacity, Bargaining Misconduct, Unconscionability, and Public Policy	507
8	Justification for Nonperformance: Mistake, Changed Circumstances, and Contractual Modifications	633
9	Rights and Duties of Third Parties	705
10	Consequences of Nonperformance: Material Breach, Anticipatory Repudiation, and Express Conditions	743
11	Expectation Damages: Principles and Limitations	807
12	Alternatives to Expectation Damages: Reliance and Restitutionary Damages, Spe cific Performance, and Agreed Remedies	925
	Table of Cases	1009
	Table of Uniform Commercial Code Provisions	1021
	Table of Provisions from Restatement (Second) of Contracts	1025
	Table of Provisions from Restatement (First) of Contracts	1029
	Table of Provisions from Other Restatements	1031
	Table of Other Acts, Codes, and Rules	1033
	Table of Secondary Authorities	1035
	Index	1049

International Financial Management (with World Map)

Author: Jeff Madura

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT strives to build on the foundation of corporate finance. Recognizing that multinational corporations continue to globally expand, this text first provides a background on the international environment and then focuses on the managerial aspects from a corporate perspective. This book gives you the tools to understand the international financial environment so that you can manage within it.

Table of Contents:

Part 1. THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
1. Multinational Financial Management: An Overview.
2. International Flow of Funds.
3. International Financial Markets.
Appendix

3. Investing in International Financial Markets.
4. Exchange Rate Determination.
5. Currency Derivatives.
Appendix

5. Currency Option Pricing.
PART 2. EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOR.
6. Government Influence on Exchange Rates.
Appendix

6. Government Intervention on the Asian Crisis.
7. International Arbitrage and Interest Rate Parity.
8. Relationships between Inflation, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates.
PART 3. EXCHANGE RATE RISK MANAGEMENT.
9. Forecasting Exchange Rates.
10. Measuring Exposure to Exchange Rate Fluctuations.
Appendix

10. Estimating the Variability of a Currency Portfolio.
11. Managing Transaction Exposure.
12. Managing Economic Exposure and Translation Exp osure. Integrative Problem for
Part III.
PART 4. LONG-TERM ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT.
13. Direct Foreign Investment.
14. Multinational Capital budgeting.
Appendix 14A. Incorporating International Tax Laws in Multinational Capital Budgeting.
15. Multinational Restructuring.
16. Country Risk Analysis.
17. Multinational Cost of Capital and Capital Structure.
Appendix

17. The Capital Structure Puzzle for Multinational Corporations.
18. Long-Term Financing. Integrative Problem for
Part IV.
PART 5. SHORT-TERM ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT.
19. Financing International Trade.
20. Short-Term Financing. 21.International Cash Management.
Appendix

21. Investing in a Portfolioof Currencies. Integrative Problem for
Part V.