The new law and economic development : a critical appraisal

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Author:

Trubek, David M., 1935-

ISBN:

9780521860215

9780521677578

Personal Author:

Trubek, David M., 1935-

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

vii, 309 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Introduction : the third moment in law and development theory and the emergence of a new critical practice / Three globalizations of law and legal thought : 1850-2000 / The "rule of law" in development assistance : past, present, and future / The "rule of law," political choices, and development common sense / The dialectics of law and development / The future of law and development : second-generation reforms and the incorporation of the social / The World Bank's uses of the "rule of law" promise in economic development

Subject Term:

Law and economic development.

Rule of law.

Economic assistance.

International economic relations.

Added Author:

Santos, Alvaro, 1975-

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006005046.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/2006005046-d.html

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This book is a collection of essays that identify and analyze a new phase in thinking about the role of law in economic development and in the practices of development agencies that support law reform. The authors trace the history of theory and doctrine in this field, relating it to changing ideas about development and its institutional practices. The essays describe a new phase in thinking about the relation between law and economic development and analyze how this rising consensus differs from previous efforts to use law as an instrument to achieve social and economic progress. In analyzing the current phase, these essays also identify tensions and contradictions in current practice. This work is a comprehensive treatment of this emerging paradigm, situating it within the intellectual and historical framework of the most influential development models since World War II.