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invisible handshake: a standalone construct

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Contract law

the proposal that promises made in furtherance of economic activity should be enforceable without proof of bargain or detrimental reliance.

In contract law, invisible handshake refers to the proposal that promises made in furtherance of economic activity should be enforceable without proof of bargain or detrimental reliance. This meaning comes from Farber (1985) in The University of Chicago Law Review.[1]

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References

Farber, D. A., & Matheson, J. H. (1985). Beyond Promissory Estoppel: Contract Law and the "Invisible Handshake". The University of Chicago Law Review, 52(4), 903. https://doi.org/10.2307/1599520

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