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Law and Finance : Why Does Legal Origin Matter?

A growing body of work suggests that cross-country differences in legal origin help explain differences in financial development. The authors assess two theories of why legal origin influences financial development. First, the "political"...

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Main Authors: Beck, Thorsten, Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Levine, Ross
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CROSS-COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
LEGAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL CONTROL
FINANCE LEGISLATION
INVESTOR PROTECTION
POLITICAL FACTORS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL & PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
COMMERCIAL FINANCE COMPANIES
LEGAL CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
CASE LAW
CIVIL CODES
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
CODES
COLONIES
COLONIZATION
COMMON LAW
COMPARATIVE LAW
CORPORATE LAW
CORRUPTION
COURT DECISIONS
COURTS
CUSTOMARY LAW
CUSTOMS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL CONTRACTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
HINDU LAW
INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
JUDGES
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
JUDICIAL POWER
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
JUDICIARY
JURISPRUDENCE
KINGS
LAW FIRMS
LAWS
LEGAL CULTURE
LEGAL DOCTRINE
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LEGAL LITERATURE
LEGAL PROCEDURES
LEGAL PROFESSIONS
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATURE
LITIGATION
LOCAL LAWS
NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
NATIONS
POLITICAL POWER
PRIVATE LAW
PUBLIC SECTOR
REVOLUTION
ROMAN LAW
SECRECY
SECURED TRANSACTIONS
STATE CONTROL
STATE POWER
SUPREME COURTS
UNJUST ENRICHMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2032625/law-finance-legal-origin-matter
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19215

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2032625/law-finance-legal-origin-matter
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19215

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