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Decision Costs, Contract Excuse, and the Westinghouse Commercial Impracticability Case

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  • Donald Vandegrift, 1997. "Decision Costs, Contract Excuse, and the Westinghouse Commercial Impracticability Case," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 4(1), pages 41-54, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ejlwec:v:4:y:1997:i:1:p:41-54
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1008679228317
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