The International Rule of Law and Economic Development

Nadia E. Nedzel
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The Rule of Law and economic development have long been recognized as being inter-related – a successful society has both. The question is how the two are related. Some scholars, whether in philosophy, law, history, or economics, argue that common law is more supportive of economic development, while others reject the distinction between common law and civil law as in any way affecting economic development. This multidisciplinary article approaches the question from a new contextual perspective that includes economics, philosophy, history, and law. It posits that while they are similar, the civilian term, Rule through Law (Rechttsstaat or L’Etat de Droit) wherein government is supposed to limit itself is historically less effective at being supportive of economic development for understandable reasons. This study does NOT argue that Common Law is ‘better’ than Civil Law. This study does show, however, that the common law is traditionally premised on a different relationship between the individual and government, and it is this non-instrumental relationship focused on problem-solving that encourages entrepreneurship and hence economic development.
国际法治与经济发展
法治和经济发展一直被认为是相互关联的——一个成功的社会是两者兼而有之的。问题是这两者是如何联系起来的。一些学者,无论是在哲学、法律、历史还是经济学方面,都认为普通法更支持经济发展,而另一些人则拒绝区分普通法和大陆法,因为它们在任何方面都会影响经济发展。这篇多学科的文章从一个新的语境视角来探讨这个问题,包括经济学、哲学、历史和法律。它认为,虽然两者相似,但由于可以理解的原因,政府应该限制自己的平民术语“法治”在支持经济发展方面的历史效果较低。这项研究并不认为普通法比民法“更好”。然而,这项研究确实表明,普通法传统上是以个人与政府之间的一种不同关系为前提的,正是这种注重解决问题的非工具性关系鼓励了企业家精神,从而促进了经济发展。
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