| Eyes on the Prize: Law and Economic Development in Singapore Contributor(s): Carter, Connie (Author) |
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ISBN: 9041117288 ISBN-13: 9789041117281 Publisher: Brill Nijhoff OUR PRICE: $252.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Law | International |
| Dewey: 343.595 |
| LCCN: 2001052591 |
| Series: London-Leiden Law, Administration and Development |
| Physical Information: 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most law and development books focus on "what went wrong". Eyes on the Prize is an exception: it focuses on "what went right" in Singapore's transformation from squalid colony to successful growth-oriented, capitalist state. It questions the efficacy and nature of the role of law in the forty-year transformation, in the light of traditional and neo-traditional theories of law and development. It has not been the "rule of law" as such that has contributed to Singapore's development. Rather it has been law as the embodiment of "mature policy" of a goal-oriented, politically stable, educated, largely non-corrupt, communitarian and authoritarian state bureaucracy, which was grafted onto the remnants of the previous colonial administrative structures. Dr Carter examines Singapore's economic development in relation to labour law, land law, and intellectual property law, testing these against key aspects of law and development theories. While analyses of the former challenge the law and development convergence theory, that of intellectual property law uncovers the transforming impact of global influences such as the WTO. As such, the book provides a novel and balanced account for the student of law and economic development. |