Private Law Theory

Patience A Crowder, Impact Transaction: Lawyering for the Public Good through Collective Impact Agreements, 49 Indiana Law Review 621 (2016). Although contracts may not immediately come to mind when one considers measures by which to effectuate social change, Professor Patience Crowder effectively advocates for their usage in her recent article Impact Transaction: Lawyering for the Public Good through Collective Impact Agreements. Bringing to bear her considerable experience and knowledge of community economic development and nonprofit organizations, Professor Crowder argues that the utilization of written contracts, particularly collective impact agreements, can be a more effective strategy for achieving comprehensive social change than traditional efforts … (more)

[Eboni Nelson, JOTWELL, 29 September]

First posted 2017-09-23 07:59:11