Solomon's Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations

by Robert D. Cooter and Hans-Bernd Schäfer

Book Overview

Why law is critical to innovation and economic growth

Sustained growth depends on innovation, whether it's cutting-edge software from Silicon Valley, an improved assembly line in Sichuan, or a new export market for Swaziland's leather. Developing a new idea requires money, which poses a problem of trust. The innovator must trust the investor with his idea and the investor must trust the innovator with her money. Robert Cooter and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691147922
• ISBN13: 9780691147925
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"