The Limits of Law and Development: Neoliberalism, Governance and Social Justice Contributor(s): Adelman, Sam (Editor), Paliwala, Abdul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138300357 ISBN-13: 9781138300354 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Commercial - International Trade - Law | Legal History - Political Science | International Relations - Trade & Tariffs |
Dewey: 340.115 |
LCCN: 2020011017 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.16 lbs) 232 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The book examines the well-established field of 'law and development' and asks whether the concept of development and discourses on law and development have outlived their usefulness. The contributors ask whether instead of these amorphous and contested concepts we should focus upon social injustices such as patriarchy, impoverishment, human rights violations, the exploitation of indigenous peoples, and global heating? If we abandoned the idea of development, would we end up adopting another, equally problematic term to replace a concept which, for all its flaws, serves as a commonly understood shorthand? The contributors analyse the links between conventional academic approaches to law and development, neoliberal governance and activism through historical and contemporary case studies. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of development, international law, international economic law, governance and politics and international relations. |