Preface
Introduction
Part I: From Weber to the World Bank, and Beyond
One: The Prevailing View: Impact, Assumptions, and Problems
Two: Rethinking the Relation between Legal and Economic Development
Part II: Institutional Autopsies
Three: The Enron Scandal: Legal Reform and Investor Protection in the United States
Four: The Mannesmann Executive Compensation Trial in Germany
Five: The Livedoor Bid and Hostile Takeovers in Japan: Postwar Law and Capitalism at the Crossroads
Six: Law, Growth, and Reform in Korea: The SK Episode
Seven: The China Aviation Oil Episode: Law and Development in China and Singapore
Eight: “Renationalizing” Yukos: Law and Control over Natural Resources in the Russian Economy
Part III: Implications and Extensions
Nine: Understanding Legal Systems
Ten: Legal Change
Eleven: Conclusion
Notes
References