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The paradox of professionalism lawyers and the possibility of justice /

Table of Contents: “…The legal complex, religion, and the fates of political liberalism Terence C. Halliday; 4. More lawyers than people: the global multiplication of legal professionals Marc Galanter; 5. …”
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The paradox of professionalism lawyers and the possibility of justice /

Table of Contents: “…The legal complex, religion, and the fates of political liberalism Terence C. Halliday; 4. More lawyers than people: the global multiplication of legal professionals Marc Galanter; 5. …”
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Debating political reform in China rule of law vs. democratization /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Suisheng Zhao -- Toward a consultative rule of law regime in China / Pan Wei -- Political liberalization without democratization : Pan Wei's proposal for political reform / Suisheng Zhao -- A government of laws : democracy, rule of law, and administrative law reform in China / Randall Peerenboom -- The rule of law as transition to democracy in China / Larry Diamond -- A comparative politics of democratization in China / Edward Friedman -- Pan Wei's consultative rule of law regime and reforming authoritarianism in China / Gunter Schubert -- Toward the rule of law : why China's path will be different from the West / Baohui Zhang -- The people's court in transition : the prospects for Chinese judicial reform / Qianfan Zhang -- State power and unbalanced legal development in China / Yongshun Cai, Songcai Yang -- Law and labor in post-Mao China / Yunqiu Zhang -- The Internet and emerging civil society in China / Guobin Yang -- The Internet and single-party rule in China / Tamara Renee Shie -- Toward a rule of law regime : political reform under China's fourth generation of leadership / Suisheng Zhao -- Reflections on "consultative rule of law regime" : a response to my critics / Pan Wei.…”
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Debating political reform in China rule of law vs. democratization /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Suisheng Zhao -- Toward a consultative rule of law regime in China / Pan Wei -- Political liberalization without democratization : Pan Wei's proposal for political reform / Suisheng Zhao -- A government of laws : democracy, rule of law, and administrative law reform in China / Randall Peerenboom -- The rule of law as transition to democracy in China / Larry Diamond -- A comparative politics of democratization in China / Edward Friedman -- Pan Wei's consultative rule of law regime and reforming authoritarianism in China / Gunter Schubert -- Toward the rule of law : why China's path will be different from the West / Baohui Zhang -- The people's court in transition : the prospects for Chinese judicial reform / Qianfan Zhang -- State power and unbalanced legal development in China / Yongshun Cai, Songcai Yang -- Law and labor in post-Mao China / Yunqiu Zhang -- The Internet and emerging civil society in China / Guobin Yang -- The Internet and single-party rule in China / Tamara Renee Shie -- Toward a rule of law regime : political reform under China's fourth generation of leadership / Suisheng Zhao -- Reflections on "consultative rule of law regime" : a response to my critics / Pan Wei.…”
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Collapse of an empire lessons for modern Russia / by Gaĭdar, E. T. (Egor Timurovich)

Table of Contents: “…The grandeur and the fall of empires -- Modern economic growth and the era of empires -- Crisis and the dismantling of overseas empires -- Problems of dissolving territorially integrated empires -- The yugoslav tragedy -- Authoritarian regimes: the causes of instability -- Challenges in the early stages of modern economic growth and authoritarianism -- The instability of authoritarian regimes -- Mechanics of the collapse of authoritarianism -- The oil curse -- The Spanish prologue -- Resource wealth and economic development -- Specifics of the oil market -- Regulating the oil market in the twentieth century -- Challenges related to price fluctuations of commodities: Mexico and Venezuela -- In search of a way out: a response to the dangers of unstable commodity pricing -- Cracks in the foundation: the Soviet Union in the early 1980s -- Growing problems and bad decisions -- Food supply problems -- Food shortages-a strategic challenge -- The USSR as the largest importer of food -- Oil in Western Siberia: the illusion of salvation -- A drop in oil prices: the final blow -- The collapse of the USSR: the unexpected becomes the rule -- The political economy of external shocks -- Deteriorating conditions for foreign trade: political alternatives -- The ussr and the drop in oil prices: the essence of the choice -- A series of mistakes -- Mounting problems in the soviet economy -- The hard currency crisis -- Economic and political liberalization against the background of the hard currency and financial problems -- Development of the crisis of the socialist system -- Political credits -- The price of compromise -- The crisis of the empire and the nationality question -- Loss of control over the economic and political situation -- The currency crisis -- From crisis to catastrophe -- "Extraordinary efforts" instead of reforms -- On the brink of default -- On the path to state bankruptcy -- The grain problem -- Prices skyrocket -- Money and the fate of the empire -- The fall -- The political economy of the failed coup -- Political death throes -- Political disintegration: economic consequences -- A civilized divorce.…”
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Collapse of an empire lessons for modern Russia / by Gaĭdar, E. T. (Egor Timurovich)

Table of Contents: “…The grandeur and the fall of empires -- Modern economic growth and the era of empires -- Crisis and the dismantling of overseas empires -- Problems of dissolving territorially integrated empires -- The yugoslav tragedy -- Authoritarian regimes: the causes of instability -- Challenges in the early stages of modern economic growth and authoritarianism -- The instability of authoritarian regimes -- Mechanics of the collapse of authoritarianism -- The oil curse -- The Spanish prologue -- Resource wealth and economic development -- Specifics of the oil market -- Regulating the oil market in the twentieth century -- Challenges related to price fluctuations of commodities: Mexico and Venezuela -- In search of a way out: a response to the dangers of unstable commodity pricing -- Cracks in the foundation: the Soviet Union in the early 1980s -- Growing problems and bad decisions -- Food supply problems -- Food shortages-a strategic challenge -- The USSR as the largest importer of food -- Oil in Western Siberia: the illusion of salvation -- A drop in oil prices: the final blow -- The collapse of the USSR: the unexpected becomes the rule -- The political economy of external shocks -- Deteriorating conditions for foreign trade: political alternatives -- The ussr and the drop in oil prices: the essence of the choice -- A series of mistakes -- Mounting problems in the soviet economy -- The hard currency crisis -- Economic and political liberalization against the background of the hard currency and financial problems -- Development of the crisis of the socialist system -- Political credits -- The price of compromise -- The crisis of the empire and the nationality question -- Loss of control over the economic and political situation -- The currency crisis -- From crisis to catastrophe -- "Extraordinary efforts" instead of reforms -- On the brink of default -- On the path to state bankruptcy -- The grain problem -- Prices skyrocket -- Money and the fate of the empire -- The fall -- The political economy of the failed coup -- Political death throes -- Political disintegration: economic consequences -- A civilized divorce.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view