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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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1 results foundAuthor: Cox, Marcus Title: Security and Justice: Measuring the Development Returns: A Review of Knowledge Summary: This paper reviews the state of knowledge on the role of security and justice (S&J) in the development process. The purpose is to enable DFID and its partners to gain a better understanding of the returns available from investments in this area, in terms of economic growth, poverty reduction and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As well as presenting the evidence available from the literature, we are asked to assess the state of knowledge, describing the methodological challenges and how they are being addressed, and proposing areas for further research. The literature proves to be full of theoretical disputes and methodological pitfalls. It is clear that there is a strong association between justice and development, in the sense that prosperous countries generally have more complex legal systems and deliver a higher quality of S&J services to citizens. However, association is not causation, and the causal chains are complex and difficult to disentangle. It may be that it is the economy that drives the development of the legal system. Historical studies of East Asian development suggest this is the direction of causation. Some authors have suggested that there is no general rule on causation but rather, as Messick puts it, a series of ― on and off connections -, with the two variables causally interdependent at some stages of the development process and autonomous at others. For the policy maker, the key question is therefore: to what extent and in what circumstances is the justice system an independent variable, offering a promising entry point for development assistance? The paper looks at theories on the links between S&J and development, and the evidence used to test them, across a number of areas. It begins with the two main branches of research in the field: econometric studies on the impact of law and justice on economic performance; and bottom-up analysis (variously called access to justice or legal empowerment) on how insecurity and injustice affect the lives of poor people. It then considers evidence of linkages across four specific areas identified by DFID in the TORs: property and housing; crime and violence; gender discrimination; and governance. Details: London: Agulhas Development Consultants, 2008. 61p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 15, 2010 at: http://www.agulhas.co.uk/cms_files/14/Agulhas_S&J_Development_Returns_Aug_08.pdf Year: 2008 Country: International URL: http://www.agulhas.co.uk/cms_files/14/Agulhas_S&J_Development_Returns_Aug_08.pdf Shelf Number: 120511 Keywords: Crime and Socioeconomic ConditionsEconomics and DevelopmentPovertySecurity |