Legal experiments for development in latin america : modernization, revolution and social justice / Helena Alviar García.
2021
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Legal experiments for development in latin america : modernization, revolution and social justice / Helena Alviar García.
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
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1 online resource.
Series
Routledge studies in Latin American development.
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Introduction
Enshrining economic models into the Constitution
Providing access to property : framed by economic development
Women and economic development: determined by reproductive work
Social Policy and Economic Development : inseparable
Unpacking the multiple views of law.
Enshrining economic models into the Constitution
Providing access to property : framed by economic development
Women and economic development: determined by reproductive work
Social Policy and Economic Development : inseparable
Unpacking the multiple views of law.
Summary
"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 property; labor; transitional justice; social policy; and resource and power distribution in terms of gender. In doing so, the book adds complexity and color by introducing the themes with metaphors from the arts (literature, paintings, architecture, cinema). This insightful exploration of comparative law within Latin America provides the tools needed to understand legal transformation in the region, and as such will be of interest to researchers within law, political sociology, development, and Latin American studies"-- Provided by publisher.
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Taylor & Francis Online
Language
English
ISBN
9780429341069 electronic book
0429341067 electronic book
1000386996 electronic book
9781000386998 (electronic book)
9781000387018 (electronic book : EPUB)
1000387011 (electronic book : EPUB)
9780367356729 hardcover
0367356724
0429341067 electronic book
1000386996 electronic book
9781000386998 (electronic book)
9781000387018 (electronic book : EPUB)
1000387011 (electronic book : EPUB)
9780367356729 hardcover
0367356724
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