Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : the third moment in law and development theory and the emergence of a new critical practice / David M. Trubek and Alvaro Santos -- 2. Three globalizations of law and legal thought : 1850-2000 / Duncan Kennedy -- 3. The "rule of law" in development assistance : past, present, and future / David M. Trubek -- 4. The "rule of law," political choices, and development common sense / David Kennedy -- 5. The dialectics of law and development / Scott Newton -- 6. The future of law and development : second-generation reforms and the incorporation of the social / Kerry Rittich -- 7. The World Bank's uses of the "rule of law" promise in economic development / Alvaro Santos.