The new law and economic development : a critical appraisal / edited by David M. Trubek and Alvaro Santos. - vii, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographial references and index

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

9780521860215 (hardback)

2006005046


Law and economic development.
Rule of law.
Economic assistance.
International economic relations.

K3820 / N49

340/.11