Rule of law or Washington consensus: The evolution of the world bank's approach to legal and judicial reform

Law in the Pursuit of Development: Principles into Practice?

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 180-201

  Faundez, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866428288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203863527     Document Type: Chapter

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