Relevant and Irrelevant Legal Structures: Distinguishing Private Sector from DoD Contracting,
Abstract
Based on interview and observational data of contract formation and administration dealing with hardware and publications development by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, the social process of government contract law as an example of law in action is compared with the typical use of contracts between merchants in the private sector. While the formal law of contracts is, for the most part, irrelevant in normal business exchanges, the formal legal structure is found to be routinely relied upon in the case of government contracts. This unusual role of the formal law is explained by the absence of normal reciprocal relationships between contractors and the Government. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADP003241
Entities
People
- E. J. Mccabe
Organizations
- Oakland University