Much recent research in political economy has focused on how globalization might affect the politics of institutional and policy choice. Research examining whether globalization will contribute to convergence of national institutional arrangements or policies is the preeminent example. In this...

Globalization is rapidly changing the landscape of law practice in China, especially its corporate legal sector. This article reports on the preliminary findings of the China research of the Globalization, Lawyers, and Emerging Economies (GLEE) Project, a comparative study that examines how...

Machine generated contents note: Part I: Introduction and Overview, David Trubek, Chantal Thomas and Alvaro Santos; Part II: Rethinking the Political Economy of Trade: Comments on Dani Rodrik's 'Straight Talk on Trade', Chantal Thomas, Kevin P. Gallagher, Gregory Shaffer, Alvaro Santos and Dani...

Beginning in the 1990s, India, Brazil, and China have each developed a distinct corporate legal "ecosystem," comprised of new (or newly repurposed) domestic "corporate" law firms, foreign law firms competing (on the ground or virtually) to serve both foreign and domestic clients, general counsel...

In the 1990s Brazil and other emerging economies went through a major transformation. Closed economies were opened, foreign investment encouraged, and many state-owned enterprises privatized. This “global transformation” had a major impact on the Brazilian legal system.While many parts of...