Author: Katharina Pistor
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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"This book suggests that, far from being irrelevant, law made an important contribution to the "East Asian miracle." The findings in the book show that, with the introduction of market-based economic policies, law and legal institutions tended to converge with economic development among the six economies and with the institutions of the West, although the extent of convergence differs from country to country and for different areas of the law."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Katharina Pistor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195919172
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 17
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Author: K. Pistor
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Languages : en
Pages : 17
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Author: Kanishka Jayasuriya
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134738250
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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A challenging and provocative book that contests the liberal assumption that the rule of law will go hand in hand with a transition to market-based economies and even democracy in East Asia. Using case studies from Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam, the authors argue that the rule of law is in fact more likely to provide political elites with the means closely to control civil society. It is essential, therefore, to locate conceptions of judicial independence and the rule of law more generally within the ideological vocabulary of the state.
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Author: Gerald Paul McAlinn
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136517111
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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This book fills a gap in the literature by presenting a comprehensive overview of the key issues relating to law and development in Asia. Over recent decades, experts in law and development have produced multiple theories on law and development, none of which were derived from close study of Asian countries, and none of which fit very well with the existing evidence of how law actually functioned in these countries during periods of rapid economic development. The book discusses the different models of law and development, including both the developmental state model of the 1960s and the neo-liberal model of the 1980s, and shows how development has worked out in practice in relation to these models in a range of Asian countries, including Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Singapore, India and Mongolia. Particular themes examined include constitutionalism, judicial and legal reform; labour law; the growing importance of private rights; foreign investment and the international law of development. Reflecting the complexity of Asian law and society, both those who believe in an "Asian Way" which is radically different from law and development in other parts of the world, as well as those who believe the arc of law and development is essentially universal, will find support in this book.
Author: Christoph Antons
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135795851
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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During the 1980s and 1990s Asian 'developmental states' attracted much attention in political science and economics literature, but the role of law in the economic development was neglected. It was only after the Asian crisis of 1997 that many analysts began to focus on a lack of regulation and transparency as a major factor triggering the crisis. The crucial questions now are how successful the current reforms will be, and which features of the Asian approach to commercial law will be resistant to reform pressures. This book examines the prospects for commercial law reform in Asia, giving particular attention to Japan and Singapore, as frequently cited role models for Asian developmentalism, and also examining development related business laws in countries such as China, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Author: Kenneth W. Dam
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815717199
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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An increasingly popular view holds that institutions--in particular, the rule of law--are the keys to unlocking the developing world's full growth potential. But what exactly does this mean? Which legal institutions matter and why? How can policymakers use this knowledge to promote growth? In The Law-Growth Nexus, Kenneth Dam brings five decades of experience as a legal scholar and policymaker to bear upon these questions. After reviewing the burgeoning literature on legal institutions and economic development, Dam unpacks the "rule of law" concept. Successive chapters analyze enforcement, contracts, and property rights—the three concepts that collectively define rule of law—and examine their roles in the real estate and financial sectors. Dam uses an extended analysis of China to assess the importance of the rule of law. This case study illustrates several of the book's central themes, including the difficulty of building a strong, independent judiciary and firstclass financial sector. The stark fact is that many parts of what we call the developing world have stopped developing, while other regions have seen a slowdown in once-promising growth. Could new or better legal institutions help jumpstart these economies? In exploring this question, Th e Law-Growth Nexus goes beyond regression results to examine the underlying mechanisms through which the law, the judiciary, and the legal profession influence the economy. The result is essential reading for analysts and policymakers facing the challenges of legal and economic reform.
Author: Robert Brown
Publisher: Springer
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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An efficient legal system has a direct impact on economic development. A legal system that clearly establishes easily-ascertainable, evenly-applied rules reduces the uncertainty of doing business. This in turn reduces associated costs, enabling a greater number of transactions. Asian Economic and Legal Development: Uncertainty, Risk, and Legal Efficiency applies this theory to several Asian nations that have long been leaders in economic development; Japan, Korea, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Thailand. The theoretical model effectively explains both their successful growth and their recent collapse. This book describes economic development from a variety of disciplines; history, jurisprudence, economics, anthropology, economic history, and economic development. The authors find unifying theme to development –the efficiency of the legal system and its ability to reduce business and political certainty as an influential factor. the authors have both writing and teaching experience as well as extensive backgrounds as practitioners in private firms and as counsel for corporations. Businesspeople, government leaders, academics, and students will find this book a unique and valuable mechanism for understanding economic growth in Asia and its current problems.
Author: Christoph Antons
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351560719
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 661
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The massive and complex process of change in East Asia over recent decades has brought about a transformation in the nature of law and legal institutions in the region. Whilst the process of change has to some degree mimicked western models of law and legal change, there have been significant differences in approach due to the different social foundations of East Asian societies. The more obvious of these has been the variety of ways in which rule of law ideas have been adopted in many East Asian countries where the role of the state is more dominant when compared with Western models. This volume brings together a selection of the most important writings on East Asia of researchers in recent years, and shows the broad range of questions which researchers have been addressing about the effect of law reform and legal change in societies dominated by traditional values and political forces, and at a time of massive economic change.
