Rule of Law & Development Book Released

Michael Trebilcock (Univ. of Toronto) and Ronald Daniels (Penn Law) recently released a new book on the rule of law and its role in economic development. The book, called "Rule Of Law Reform And Development: Charting the Fragile Path of Progress", is an excellent practitioner's guide to the history of rule of law and it's impact on development (from studies comparing common law and civil law jurisdictions to more recent research by Kenneth Dam and others).

The book is broken down in chapters based upon various legal institutions, such as the judiciary, the police, and tax administration, and also devotes some time to a review of legal education and professional regulationo in development, much like the recent text by Trubek and Santos ("The New Law and Economic Development) addressed at length. The final chapter focuses on how we might reconceptualize the approach to integrating rule of law into development policy by analyzing its effectiveness as a policy tool. It is worth a good read and perhaps integration into the classroom.

Kevin Fandl