Max Weber on law and the rise of capitalism

Abstract

THE COMMON TENDENCY TO THINK “LAW AND DEVELOPMENT” AS THE STUDY OF PROBLEMS UNIQUE TO THE 20TH CENTURY OFTEN RESULTS IN OUR NEGLECT OF THE GROUNDWORK ALREADY ESTABLISHED BY SCHOLARS OF AN EARLIER AGE FACING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PROFESSOR TRUBEK’S CONCISE DISTILLATION OX MAX WEBER’S CONTRIBUTION TO LAW AND DEVELOPMENT THEORY DEMONSTRATES THE CONTINUED VIABILITY OF WEBER’S ANALYSIS FOR CONTEMPORARY USE.