The new law and economic development : a critical appraisal / David M. Trubek, Alvaro Santos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trubek, David M., 1935-

Contributor:

Santos, Alvaro, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and economic development.

Rule of law.

Economic assistance.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

vii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Summary:

In this book authors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom identify and analyze a new phase in thinking about the role of law in economic development and the practices of the development agencies that support law reform. The essays describe an emerging paradigm that is changing ideas and shaping practice. The book is the first to draw attention to this new consensus and analyze the tensions and contradictions it reflects. Tracing how ideas about the role of law in economic development have changed over time, the authors situate the new paradigm in the history of changing development models and related legal reform strategies since World War II.

Contents:

An introduction : the third moment in law and development theory and the emergence of a new critical practice / David M. Trubek & Alvaro Santos

Globalizations of law and legal thought : 1850-2000 / Duncan Kennedy

The "rule of law" in development assistance : past, present, and future / David M. Trubek

The "rule of law," political choices, and development common sense / David Kennedy

The dialectics of law and development / Scott Newton

The future of law and development : second-generation reforms and the incorporation of the social / Kerry Rittich

The World Bank's uses of the "rule of law" promise in economic development / Alvaro Santos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521860210

0521677572

OCLC:

64084584

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