| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 112 pages) : illustrations |
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Online access: World Bank World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The first decade of reform ; Antecedents -- The reform agenda : legislation and institutional change -- Donor support -- The EU imperative -- Citizens' views on the first reform decade -- Legal and judicial institutions ten years into transition ; The "implementation gap" -- Court performance -- Understanding the linkages among reforms -- What makes courts problematic for firms? -- Toward a typology for judicial reforms -- Conclusion : lessons for future reform ; General Lessons -- Setting priorities -- Appendices ; Appendix 1. Turkey : a different path for legal and judicial reform -- Appendix 2. The World Bank's support for judicial reform in transition economies -- Appendix 3. Methodology |
| Summary |
This study reviews the experience of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in reforming their judicial systems to fit the needs of a market economy, drawing on a variety of data sources. Reformers initially emphasized the passage of laws and the establishment of judicial independence over longer-term institution building. While there is still some way to go to establish an independent judiciary, there is much further to go in creating courts that are responsive, affordable, effective, fair, and honest. Firms' and citizens' views of courts are generally negative and appear to be getting worse in some countries. It is probably fair to say that less overall progress has been made in judicial strengthening than in most other areas of policy and institutional reform since 1990. Transition countries vary significantly-- not only in the specific problems they face, but also in both judicial capacity and the public "demand" for well-functioning judiciaries. Each country's strategy and priorities will depend in large part on its particular situation. As countries and donors are now placing greater emphasis on improving the independence, efficiency, accountability, and enforcement capacity of judicial institutions, Judicial Systems in Transition Economies will be a useful reference for policy makers, court officials, and those involved in reforming the judiciary in transition countries |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-105), and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Law and economic development.
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Law reform -- Economic aspects
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Post-communism -- Economic aspects
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Law and economic development
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Law reform -- Economic aspects
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Post-communism -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bernstein, David S., 1963- author.
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Gray, Cheryl Williamson, 1954- author.
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| LC no. |
2005042650 |
| ISBN |
9780821361900 |
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0821361902 |
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1280164883 |
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9781280164880 |
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9786610164882 |
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6610164886 |
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9780821361894 |
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0821361899 |
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