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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691159718
• ISBN13: 9780691159713
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"