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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
There is no single credible explanation for the diverse patterns of rule conformity observed in the global arena. The subject has been approached from multiple perspectives, some inspired by positivist/scientific paradigms of the rationalist type. Among the latter, attempts to systematically account for the effect of reputational capital have been particularly cogent, incisively expressed and empirically well-supported. Nevertheless, the body of knowledge that has been built up is not devoid of theoretical and methodological gaps, a feature brought into focus by examining relevant developments in the seldom addressed by Western legal scholars, but highly pertinent, China context
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