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neoliberalism and the law in post communist transition the evolving role of law in russias transition to capitalism
p this work examines ideas about the role of law and legal reform in the creation of market economies focusing on the process of post communist transition in russia . processes of transition in russia were guided by a set of very specific neoliberal ideas about the nature of markets and capitalism about the role of law and the primacy of the economic over the legal and political . these ideas however have come under fire as a result of the russian experience of transition and the serious problems encountered by reforms . this led to a revision of the original neoliberal ideas not least concerning the role of law and its relationship to the economic and the political . the result has been the emergence of a much more complex body of ideas about the role law plays in economic transformation . p this book aims to close a gap in the literature on post communist transition by offering a theoretical interpretation of russias experience which makes transition reform models comparable to development reform models . focusing on the role of law and the relationship of economic priorities to law reform this work offers a critical evaluation of currently dominant theories of economic and legal reform put to use in varied transition and development scenarios . in looking at the ideas which directed and animated reform in russia an enquiry is thus made into the wider relationship between democracy regulation and the market in contemporary capitalism . p neoliberalism and the law in post communist transition will equip scholars and students of development studies law political economy and international economics with a critical guide to transition focused on the often neglected legal aspect of the reforms .