It is by now a commonplace that we are living in a period of radical global transformation.'
Particularly in the developing world, this transformation has had two watchwords: markets …

This article explores the reemergence of the Law and Development Movement in the post–
Cold War era, with special reference to the impact of foreign legal assistance programs on …

A challenging and provocative book that contests the liberal assumption that the rule of law
will go hand in hand with a transition to market-based economies and even democracy in …

An international river basin is an ecological system, an economic thoroughfare, a
geographical area, a font of life and livelihoods, a geopolitical network and, often, a cultural …

Exploration of women's issues in Vietnam strengthens the emerging voice of the" exotic
other female" in contemporary international feminist discourse. Any women's movement in …

As Vietnam has moved into the same economic orbit as its Southeast Asian neighbours it
has been exposed to globalizing forces which bring about social, economic and political …

My purpose is to compare and assess the political prospects of the Chinese and Vietnamese
states. I will argue that economic reform has profoundly changed both societies such that …

Consider this paradox: liberal democracy is constantly derided by political élites in many
East Asian states as 'western'and 'liberal'; at the same time the 'western'and 'liberal'idea of …

Vietnam has been undergoing economic reform since 1986. An important part ofthat reform
has been a re-examination of the role of the courts and the bureaucracy in the resolution of …

* LL. B. Beijing University, 1988; M. Litt. Oxford University, 1991; LL. M. Candidate and
Global Hauser Scholar, New York University School of Law, 1995-96. While writing this …