The internationalization of palace wars : lawyers, economists, and the contest to transform Latin American states /
How does globalization work? Focusing on Latin America, Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth show that exports of expertise and ideals from the United States to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico have played a crucial role in transforming their state forms and economies since World War II. Based on mo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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| Series: | Chicago series in law and society.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | How does globalization work? Focusing on Latin America, Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth show that exports of expertise and ideals from the United States to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico have played a crucial role in transforming their state forms and economies since World War II. Based on more than 300 extensive interviews with major players in governments, foundations, law firms, universities, and think tanks, Dezalay and Garth examine both the production of northern exports such as neoliberal economics and international human rights law and the ways they are received sout. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 331 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226144276 0226144275 9780226144252 0226144259 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
