The World Bank’s uses of the “Rule of law” promise in economic development

The New Law and Economic Development: A Critical Appraisal

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 253-300

  Santos, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511754425.007     Document Type: Chapter

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