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Podcast: New Books in Law
Episode: Yong-Shik Lee, "Law and Development: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition" (Routledge, 2021)
Description: Law and Development: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2021) examines the theory and practice of law and development. It introduces the General Theory of Law and Development, an innovative approach which explains the mechanisms by which law impacts development. This book analyzes the process of economic development in South Korea, South Africa, and the United States from legal and institutional perspectives. The book also explains why the concept of "development" is not only relevant to developing countries but to developed economies as well.
The new edition includes five new chapters addressing the relationships between law and economic de...