This volume of essays contributes to the understanding of global law reform by questioning
the assumption in law and development theory that laws fail to transfer because of
shortcomings in project design and implementation. It brings together leading scholars who
demonstrate that a synthesis of law and development, comparative law and regulatory
perspectives (disciplines which to date have remained intellectually isolated from each
other) can produce a more nuanced understanding about development failures. Arguing for …

This volume of essays emerged from the 2009 Prato conference where a group of scholars,
invited from around the globe, assembled to discuss how legal transfers are reinterpreted in
recipient countries. Contributing authors were asked to consider how stakeholders in
diverse locations (particularly within Asia) adapt, reject or adopt legal transfers. The field of
law and development seeks to ensure that development considerations are taken into
account by lawyers, and that legal considerations are taken into account by those who study …