Development Economics and Law-(4)

Author: Pascal Gohier
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: First and foremost, the characteristics of the theme itself. The law and development movement has been intertwined with the modernization efforts of the Third World or developing countries from the very beginning. The contemporary law and development movement, in addition to continuing and developing the early themes of growth and legal transplantation, has also incorporated two new threads: globalization and social transformation. Clearly, to effectively address this theme, the perspective and strength of any single discipline are insufficient. In other words, research on this theme requires multidisciplinary, multi-field, and interdisciplinary, cross-field efforts. Second, based on China's current development and needs, the following aspects are identified as key areas: (1) The fundamental issues involved in the law and development movement—especially the new wave of law and development that emerged in the 1990s—(2) The implementation of the law and development movement in representative countries and regions such as Latin American countries, former socialist countries, East Asia, India, and some African countries—(3) Reflections on the theory and practice of law and development—(4) Topics closely related to China's current reforms.