Book contents
- Law and Political Economy in China
- ASCL Studies in Comparative Law
- Law and Political Economy in China
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Book
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Economic Development and the Role of Law
- Part II China’s Development Trajectory and the Role(s) of Law
- 3 Early Reform Era (December 1978–1991)
- 4 Legal Modernization Era (1992–2009)
- 5 Legalized Politicization Era (from 2010 to Present)
- Concluding Part II
- Part III Law and Political Economy in Corporate China
- Conclusions
- Appendix – Methodology and Data Selection
- Index
3 - Early Reform Era (December 1978–1991)
from Part II - China’s Development Trajectory and the Role(s) of Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2023
- Law and Political Economy in China
- ASCL Studies in Comparative Law
- Law and Political Economy in China
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Book
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Economic Development and the Role of Law
- Part II China’s Development Trajectory and the Role(s) of Law
- 3 Early Reform Era (December 1978–1991)
- 4 Legal Modernization Era (1992–2009)
- 5 Legalized Politicization Era (from 2010 to Present)
- Concluding Part II
- Part III Law and Political Economy in Corporate China
- Conclusions
- Appendix – Methodology and Data Selection
- Index
Summary
Chapter 2 explains that the traditional framework through which economic development is analyzed creates a puzzle when applied to the Chinese market. Regarding clearly defined, strong, and predictable rights and reliable legal institutions as preconditions for financial market development does not align with the ways in which China’s financial market evolved. The chapter highlights the resulting marginalizing view of the role of law in China. It ponders the dissonance that was created between the common devaluing of Chinese law and the Party-state’s sophisticated use of law to govern markets. To resolve this dissonance, the chapter offers law & political economy as an alternative analytical framework through which to address China’s market development puzzle and the role of law within it.
The chapter also provides notes on methodology, including data collection and methods of analysis, as well as important caveats about the study.
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- Law and Political Economy in ChinaThe Role of Law in Corporate Governance and Market Growth, pp. 37 - 48Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023