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The atypical logistics services contract contains complex services designed according to commercial traffic. However, when interpretative conflicts arise, the judges resort to criteria external to the initial economic equation. This can lead to unintended consequences. This investigation investigated the limits of Kantian philosophy to solve the problem. It is concluded that equality may be a non-utilitarian basis for interpretation, but it continues to resort to more than just the will. Finally, the concept of reasonable person is proposed, since it respects the commercial logic of the business and at the same time is a hermeneutical method that is effective., El contrato atípico de servicios logísticos contiene prestaciones complejas diseñadas según el tráfico comercial. Empero, cuando surgen conflictos interpretativos los jueces recurren a criterios externos a la ecuación económica inicial. Esto puede llevar a consecuencias indeseadas. La presente investigación indaga por los límites de la filosofía kantiana para solucionar el problema. Se concluye que la igualdad puede ser un fundamento no utilitarista para la interpretación, pero sigue recurriendo a algo más que la voluntad. Al final, se propone el concepto de persona razonable, pues respeta la lógica comercial del negocio y al mismo tiempo es un método hermenéutico que resulta eficaz.

Networks, collaboration and partnerships between the government and community groups offer prospects for stronger governance and improved public value. Many authors have reported on processes that enhance the prospects for successful collaborations, especially in handling intractable issues, but few have examined the limits to partnerships. A simple theory of government (involving the efforts of"reasonable people") is devised to explore the issues in creating sustainable partnerships. A graphical presentation is used to demonstrate that successful partnerships rely on more than good management; their success also depends on their effects on the rest of the polity, and the response to those effects. These processes limit the potential for partnerships to offer a general solution to problems of governance. Three conditions for sustainable partnerships are derived; benefit, support and acceptability. Attention to good network management, political risks and sound public administration can improve the prospects for a successful and sustainable partnership, but eventually (like other forms of human endeavour) there are limits to partnerships.

Vill. L. Rev. Forthcoming

90 Minn. L. Rev. 537 (2006)