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Legal Regimes And Political Particularism: An Assessment Of The "Legal Families" Theory From The Perspectives Of Comparative Law And Political Economy, John W. Cioffi, D. Gordon Smith
Legal Regimes And Political Particularism: An Assessment Of The "Legal Families" Theory From The Perspectives Of Comparative Law And Political Economy, John W. Cioffi, D. Gordon Smith
BYU Law Review
The “legal families” theory of corporate law and ownership structures pioneered by Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-deSilanes, Andrei Shleifer, and Robert Vishny provides one of the most influential accounts of why “law matters” in shaping economic organization and outcomes. However, the empirical bases and theoretical logic of the theory contain serious flaws and limitations. First, as has been pointed out by a number of critics engaged in this revision, the legal origins literature contains numerous problematic characterizations of substantive law that expose the serious problems of quantitative operationalization of legal rules as a mode of comparative legal analysis. Second, the …
Diversity V. Colorblindness, Patrick S. Shin
Fair Housing And Roommates: Contesting A Presumption Of Constitutionality, Brooke Wright
Fair Housing And Roommates: Contesting A Presumption Of Constitutionality, Brooke Wright
BYU Law Review
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Suboptimal Executive Privilege, Stephen C. N. Lilley
Suboptimal Executive Privilege, Stephen C. N. Lilley
BYU Law Review
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Commercial Speech, "Irrational" Clients, And The Persistence Of Bans On Subjective Lawyer Advertising, Nat Stern
BYU Law Review
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The Knowledge Problem Of New Paternalism, Mario J. Rizzo, Douglas Glen Whitman
The Knowledge Problem Of New Paternalism, Mario J. Rizzo, Douglas Glen Whitman
BYU Law Review
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Deliberative Constitutionalism, John J. Worley
Protecting The Appropriations Power: Why Congress Should Care About Settlements At The Department Of Justice, Todd David Peterson
Protecting The Appropriations Power: Why Congress Should Care About Settlements At The Department Of Justice, Todd David Peterson
BYU Law Review
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Theories Of Poverty/The Poverty Of Theory, Barbara Stark
Theories Of Poverty/The Poverty Of Theory, Barbara Stark
BYU Law Review
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The Sound Of Congressional Silence: Judicial Distortion Of The Legislative-Executive Balance Of Power, Matthew Baker
The Sound Of Congressional Silence: Judicial Distortion Of The Legislative-Executive Balance Of Power, Matthew Baker
BYU Law Review
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Reproducing Gender On Law School Faculties, Ann C. Mcginley
Reproducing Gender On Law School Faculties, Ann C. Mcginley
BYU Law Review
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