Heretical Laments: China and the fallacies of 'Rule of law'

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-314

  Dowdle, Michael W ^a  

^a Columbia University School of Law ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

China; Conceptions of law; Law and society; Legal development; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGAL SYSTEM; LEGISLATION;

CHINA;

EID: 0032795150     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/092137409901100307     Document Type: Article

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