Book contents
- Law and Political Economy in China
- ASCL Studies in Comparative Law
- Law and Political Economy in China
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Book
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Economic Development and the Role of Law
- 1 The Traditional Framework
- 2 Law and Political Economy
- Part II China’s Development Trajectory and the Role(s) of Law
- Part III Law and Political Economy in Corporate China
- Conclusions
- Appendix – Methodology and Data Selection
- Index
2 - Law and Political Economy
A New Paradigm
from Part I - Economic Development and the Role of Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2023
- Law and Political Economy in China
- ASCL Studies in Comparative Law
- Law and Political Economy in China
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Book
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Economic Development and the Role of Law
- 1 The Traditional Framework
- 2 Law and Political Economy
- Part II China’s Development Trajectory and the Role(s) of Law
- Part III Law and Political Economy in Corporate China
- Conclusions
- Appendix – Methodology and Data Selection
- Index
Summary
Chapter 1 unpacks the traditional framework that shapes how scholars and policymakers think of corporate governance and its role in financial development and market growth. It reviews the main strands of literature that have nourished legal scholarship in the field of economic development law and development studies and the new institutional economics tradition. It describes how these strands connect with the main theories underlying scholarship on corporate governance and financial market development and explains that the literature highlight the importance of investor protection for the growth and development of markets.
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- Law and Political Economy in ChinaThe Role of Law in Corporate Governance and Market Growth, pp. 16 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023