Searching for Success: Narrative Accounts of Legal and Institutional Reform in Developing Countries

Abstract

This is an edited volume published by the International Development Law Organization that relates to the topic of legal reform in developing countries. The book seeks to identify legal reform success stories and try to understand what accounts for the favorable outcomes. Nine leading practitioners in the field are represented in the volume and they reflect the diversity of approaches, methodologies, and factors contributing to legal change.

Keywords: Law and development, developing countries, legal reform, institutional reform, economic development, human rights, international law

JEL Classification: K00, O19, O17, O21