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1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Rethinking Law and Development; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgement; Introduction; Part I: Law and economic development; 1. A tale of two Chinese courts: economic development and contract enforcement; 2. Economic institutions and firm behavior and performance in China: did institutions matter and how did they come into being?; 3. Contract enforcement in China: theory and evidence; 4. What are property rights good for? Surprising lessons from the Chinese experience; Part II: Law and politics/human rights |
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5. From economic development to what -- and why? China's evolving legal and political engagement with international human rights norms6. The Arab Spring and social justice in China: implications for institutional reforms; 7. Embedded socio-legal activism in China: the case of Yirenping; Part III: International implications of China's development; 8. Economic development, environmental preservation and international policy learning in China: venturing beyond transnational legal process theory; 9. China's aid and poverty reduction in Africa; Index |
| Summary |
This book is the result of the collective effort of some of the foremost experts and scholars of Chinese law, Asian law, and Chinese economics and carefully examines the relationship between law and China's economic development. Serious inquiries and candid opinions of the contributors have made for stimulating discussion and debate in many controversial areas. This book is likely to result in further research into factors affecting China's economic development, political change, and China's interaction with the international community. The book explores the development of the Chinese |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Law and economic development -- China
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Human rights -- Economic aspects -- China
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Human rights -- China
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Rule of law -- Economic aspects -- China
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Human rights
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Human rights -- Economic aspects
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Law and economic development
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136667343 |
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1136667342 |
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