The Rule of Law and Economic Development in a Global Era

The Blackwell Companion to Law and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 605-623

  Hendley, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Global economy; Law; Political transformation; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889385015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470693650.ch32     Document Type: Chapter

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