- Title
- Law reform in the 'developmental states' of East and Southeast Asia: from the Asian Crisis to September 11, 2001 and beyond
- Creator
- Antons, Christoph
- Relation
- Globalisation and Resistance: Law Reform in Asia since the Crisis p. 81-104
- Relation
- Oñati International Series of Law and Society
- Relation
- https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/globalisation-and-resistance-9781841136813/
- Publisher
- Hart Publishing
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2007
- Description
- Issues of legal development in Asia have been making unusual headlines for the last few years. At first, this was a result of the Asian Crisis that was blamed among other things on a lack of transparency in the legal infrastructure supporting businesses in various Asian economies. More recently, in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Indonesia and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia, the attention has shifted from economic issues to issues of security. In this context as well, law and law enforcement in Asian developing countries has come under intense scrutiny. One of the prime examples is Indonesia. A frequently heard view is that Indonesia really is a lawless country, that is, a country that still lacks a functioning legal system. This view is certainly becoming more widespread since the many negative headlines of the past few years, from corruption scandals over the Tommy Suharto trial to the bombings in Bali, Jakarta and in other places. Sometimes, observers add a further question: ‘Why is it that we are only finding this out now?’ This second question could be re-interpreted as meaning to ask: ‘How is it that a country that until recently was building airplanes and setting up stock markets could do so without a functioning legal system?’
- Subject
- law reform; development states; East and Southeast Asia; September 11, 2001; globalisation; resistance; Asia; crisis
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1389541
- Identifier
- uon:32899
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781841136813
- Language
- eng
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