Legal Experiments for Development in Latin America

Name: Legal Experiments for Development in Latin America
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Legal Experiments for Development in Latin AmericaModernization, Revolution and Social Justice\nAuthor(s): Helena Alviar Garca\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367356729, 978-0367356729\nSynopsis\nThis 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.\n\nThe 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 t.