Methods of Comparative Law 2012
DOI: 10.4337/9781781005118.00026
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Towards the Economics of Comparative Law: The Doing Business Debate

Abstract: The centrality of institutional determinants for economic performance has recently flourished in the economic policy debate. 'Doing Business' is a project launched in 2004 by the World Bank with the aim of providing objective measures of business regulation and enforcement across the world. Several legal and economic scholars have questioned the reliability of Doing Business indicators, the methodology and the theoretical background. We discuss the main critics raised and the potential of the World Bank projec… Show more

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“…Attempting to analyse the BRICS using the method of analogies and differences alone is therefore insufficient (Monateri, 2012;Nicita & Benedettini, 2012). By the same token, it would be a mistake to overlook the "inconsistencies", almost forgetting important parts of a situation that remains mobile, hindered and unresolved.…”
Section: Comparative Analysis and The Brics Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Attempting to analyse the BRICS using the method of analogies and differences alone is therefore insufficient (Monateri, 2012;Nicita & Benedettini, 2012). By the same token, it would be a mistake to overlook the "inconsistencies", almost forgetting important parts of a situation that remains mobile, hindered and unresolved.…”
Section: Comparative Analysis and The Brics Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%