The rule of law enterprise: Promoting a dialogue between practitioners and academics

Democratization

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 567-586

  Faundez, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Judicial reform; Law and development; Rights; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

LEGAL SYSTEM;

EID: 26944489254     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: 1743890X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510340500294661     Document Type: Article

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1. IFIs and bilateral donors make prolific use of academics, but their task is, on the whole, limited to the implementation of blueprints prepared by the hiring agencies. As the text above explains, the role played by economists is somewhat different.
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8. Julio Faundez, 'Legal Technical Assistance', in Julio Faundez (ed.), Good Government and Law (London: Macmillan, 1997), pp. 1-24;
9. Julio Faundez, 'Legal Reform in Developing and Transition Countries: Making Haste Slowly', in Rudolph V. Van Puymbroeck, Comprehensive Legal and Judicial Reform (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001), pp.369-96;
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