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Legal Experiments for Development in Latin America: Modernization, Revolution and Social Justice

Legal Experiments for Development in Latin America: Modernization, Revolution and Social Justice

Alviar García, Helena

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Latin American Development

EconomicsGeneral LawGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0367356724
ISBN13: 9780367356729
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Feb 23 2021
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

This book provides a nuanced picture of how diverse legal debates on the pursuit of economic development and modernization have played out in Latin America since independence.

The opposing concepts of modernization theory and Dependency Theory can be seen to be playing out within the field of legal transformation, as some legal analysts define law as a closed, formal, rational system, and others see law as inseparable from economic, social and political change. Legal experiments have followed these trends, in some cases using legal instruments to guarantee classical, civil and political rights, and in others demanding radical transformation of existing legal structures. This book traces these debates across the key topics of: economic development and foreign investment; property; resource and power distribution in terms of gender and social policy. Drawing on a wide range of literature, the book adds complexity and color to our understanding of these themes in Latin America.

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