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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452791203321

Titolo

Promoting the rule of law abroad [[electronic resource] ] : in search of knowledge / / Thomas Carothers [editor]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2006

ISBN

0-87003-292-5

1-283-98317-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarothersThomas <1956->

Disciplina

340/.11

Soggetti

Rule of law

Justice, Administration of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-348) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The rule-of-law revival / Thomas Carothers -- The problem of knowledge / Thomas Carothers -- Competing definitions of the rule of law / Rachel Kleinfeld -- Mythmaking in the rule-of-law orthodoxy / Frank Upham -- A house without a foundation / Stephen Golub -- Lessons not learned about legal reform / Wade Channell -- The legal empowerment alternative / Stephen Golub -- A Trojan horse in China? / Matthew Stephenson -- The complexity of success in Russia / Matthew Spence -- Middle East dilemmas / David Mednicoff -- Time to learn, time to act in Africa / Laure-Hélène Piron -- Measuring the impact of criminal justice reform in Latin America / Lisa Bhansali and Christina Biebesheimer -- Steps toward knowledge / Thomas Carothers.

Sommario/riassunto

""Over the past decade, Carothers has established himself as the leading U.S. expert on democracy promotion. He is a powerful critic not only of the nuts-and-bolts of democracy assistance but also of U.S. grand strategy overall.""-SAIS ReviewPromoting the rule of law has become a major part of Western efforts to spread democracy and market economics around the world. Yet, although programs to foster the rule of law abroad have mushroomed, well-grounded knowledge about what factors ensure success, and why, remains scarce. In



Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad, leading practitioners and policy-ori