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082	0	0	_a338.9 _bDAM.L
100	1		_aDam, Kenneth W.
245	1	4	_aLaw-growth nexus : _bthe rule of law and economic development / _cKenneth W. Dam.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bBrookings Institution Press, _cc2006.
300			_axii, 323 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-311) and index.
505	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.
520			_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.
650		0	_aEconomic development.
650		0	_aRule of law.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027764.html
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955			_asd21 2006-08-23 _csd21 2006-08-23 to subj.; _aaa19 2006-09-14 _aps04 2006-12-19 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. _ahb09 2012-11-09 replacement copy rec'd.
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