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The Underutilized Foreign Investor, Griffin Weaver
The Underutilized Foreign Investor, Griffin Weaver
Griffin Weaver
For most states, if not all, the push for economic advancement is at the front of every administration’s agenda. This is especially true for developing countries in the Middle East whose standard of living and international power is largely tied to its economic condition. An important indicator, if not condition, of a state’s economic health is the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) received by the state. This inflow of money is essential for the growth and stability of a state’s economy. As one U.S. official once noted, the United States “need[s] a net inflow of capital of $3 billion …
Macao’S Legal System Under Globalization And Regional Integration: Between Tradition And Evolution, Dan Wei
Macao’S Legal System Under Globalization And Regional Integration: Between Tradition And Evolution, Dan Wei
DAN WEI
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Effects Of Globalization On The Theory Of International Law, Marcelo Dias Varella
Effects Of Globalization On The Theory Of International Law, Marcelo Dias Varella
Marcelo D. Varella
International legal theory is an object that is intensely reshaped and rebuilt, largely due to globalization processes. The way that actors create, implement and control international law is far more prevalent today than it used to be thirty years ago. There is an intensification of the transnational legal process. The dichotomy between national and international law is much less clear. The primary actor continues to involve States, but there is a multiplication and densification of the role of sub-state and non-state actors. A dynamic process prevails over the static one; there is a continuous transformation of international law, by both …
Exploring The Role Of Legitimacy And Identity In Framing Responses To Global Reforms In Socialist Transforming Asia, John S. Gillespie
Exploring The Role Of Legitimacy And Identity In Framing Responses To Global Reforms In Socialist Transforming Asia, John S. Gillespie
John S Gillespie
Exploring the Role of Legitimacy and Identity in Framing Responses to Global Legal Reforms in Socialist Transforming Asia John Gillespie Abstract A bourgeoning literature about socialist transforming Asia (China and Vietnam) shows that economic development is possible without fully functioning legal systems based on laws and institutions derived from North America and Europe. What is less clear is whether over time the regulatory systems in these countries will evolve toward more economically efficient globalized forms of Western governance, as some commentators suggest, or follow a more complex pattern of convergence and divergence. This article advances the debate by investigating the …