Ma, Debin 
ORCID: 0000-0002-9604-8724 and van Zanden, Jan Luiten, eds.
(2011)
Law and long-term economic change: an Eurasian perspective.
Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.
ISBN 9780804772730
Abstract
Recently, a growing body of work on "law and finance" and "legal origins" has highlighted the role of formal legal institutions in shaping financial institutions. However, these writings have focused largely on Europe, neglecting important non-Western traditions that prevail in a large part of the world. Law and Long-Term Economic Change brings together a group of leading scholars from economics, economic history, law, and area studies to develop a unique, global and, long-term perspective on the linkage between law and economic change. Covering the regions of Western Europe, East and South Asia, and the Middle East, the chapters explore major themes regarding the nature and evolution of different legal regimes; their relationship with the state or organized religion; the definition and interpretation of ownership and property rights; the functioning of courts, and other mechanisms for dispute resolution and contract enforcement; and the complex dynamics of legal transplantations through processes such as colonization. The text makes clear that the development of legal traditions and institutions—as embodiments of cultural values and norms—exerts a strong effect on long-term economic change. And it demonstrates that a good understanding of legal origins around the world enriches any debate about Great Divergence in the early modern era, as well as development and underdevelopment in 19th-20th century Eurasia.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Official URL: | http://www.sup.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University |
| Divisions: | Economic History |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions K Law > K Law (General) |
| JEL classification: | N - Economic History > N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations > N15 - Asia including Middle East |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2011 09:29 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 21:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/36866 |
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