02336nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10160980 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060823s2006 dcu sb 001 0 eng d 2006027764 GBA678861 bnb 013552828 Uk 0815717202 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780815717201 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780815717195 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)86105735 HD75 .D357 2006eb 338.9 22 Dam, Kenneth W. The law-growth nexus [electronic resource] : the rule of law and economic development / Kenneth W. Dam. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006. xii, 323 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-311) and index. Why this book? -- Part I : Perspectives on law and economic development. 1. Where does the rule of law fit in economic development? 2. Legal institutions, legal origins, and governance. 3. Competing explanations. 4. Institutions and history -- Part II : Enforcement, contracts, and property. 5. Judiciary. 6. Contracts and property. 7. Land -- Part III : The financial sector. 8. Equity markets and the corporation. 9. Credit markets, banks, and bankruptcy -- Part IV : A review of some key themes. 10. The implications of a rule-of-law approach to economic development. 11. China as a test case. "Examines the underlying mechanisms through which the law, judiciary, and legal profession influence the economy. Analyzes enforcement, contracts, and property rights--the concepts collectively defining rule of law--and examines their roles in the real estate and financial sectors. Extended China analysis assesses the importance of the rule of law"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Economic development. Rule of law. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10160980 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 133152 133152