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Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg (Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific) - Softcover

Naughton, M.

 
9780230390607: Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg (Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0230390609 ISBN 13: 9780230390607
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Synopsis

This book explores why different patterns of economic development and growth have been observed across different regions and over time. Drawing on the contributions of outstanding scholars in comparative and historical institutional analysis, this volume presents the roles of political institutions, social organizations and norms, culture, and policy in economic development and societal evolution. The contributors include, besides the editors, G. Austin, A. Greif, D. Ma, T. Khanna, J.L. Rosenthal, C.H. Shiue, J. Svenjinar, P. Temmin, R.B. Wong, and others. The volume provides a valuable resource for general readers, academics, and policymakers with an interest in the future of the evolving world economy.

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About the Author

MICHAEL NAUGHTON is a Lecturer in Sociology and Law at the University of Bristol, UK. He has written widely on miscarriages of justice and the wrongful conviction of the innocent, emphasizing the extensive range of harmful consequences that they engender. He founded the Innocence Network UK (INUK), and the University of Bristol Innocence Project (UoBIP), the first dedicated innocence project in the UK.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0230390609
ISBN 13 
9780230390607
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
233