02183cam a2200373 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007801500190009501600180011402000360013202000390016803500230020703500200023004000520025004100080030204200090031005000220031908200100034110000530035124500880040426000610049230000290055350400670058250506050064952003790125465000260163365000270165965000170168665000230170385600830172614513626BJBSDDR20250624120524.0ta060823s2006    dcu      b    001 0 eng    a  2006027764  aGBA6788612bnb7 a0135528282Uk  a0815717202 (cloth : alk. paper)  a9780815717201 (cloth : alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocm71347853  a(OCoLC)71347853  aDLCcDLCdUKMdBAKERdDBIdC#PdYDXCPdDLCbeng  aeng  alcac14aHD 75bD154l 200600a338.91 aDam, Kenneth W. q(Kenneth Willard), d1932-202214aThe law-growth nexus :bthe rule of law and economic development /cKenneth W. Dam.  aWashington, D.C. :bBrookings Institution Press,cc2006.  axii, 323 pages :c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-311) and index.0 aWhy this book? -- Part I : Perspectives on law and economic development. 1. Where does the rule of law fit in economic development?  2. Legal institutions, legal origins, and governance. 3. Competing explanations. 4. Institutions and history  -- Part II : Enforcement, contracts, and property. 5. Judiciary. 6. Contracts and property. 7. Land  -- Part III : The financial sector. 8. Equity markets and the corporation. 9. Credit markets, banks, and bankruptcy  -- Part IV : A review of some key themes. 10. The implications of a rule-of-law approach to economic development. 11. China as a test case.  a"Examines the underlying mechanisms through which the law, judiciary, and legal profession influence the economy. Analyzes enforcement, contracts, and property rights--the concepts collectively defining rule of law--and examines their roles in the real estate and financial sectors. Extended China analysis assesses the importance of the rule of law"--Provided by publisher. 0aEconomic development. 4aDesarrollo económico 0aRule of law. 4aEstado de derecho 413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027764.html