Commercial Law and Justice as an investable product: a value for money perspective

This paper seeks to develop the evidence base on the investability of commercial law and justice reforms by applying cost benefit analysis

From:
Department for International Development
Published
5 October 2016
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Hooper, R, Sutton, C, Callaghan, S, Plank, G, Penney, E, Pogorelsky, N

Abstract

This paper seeks to develop the evidence base on the investability of commercial law and justice (CLJ) reforms, by applying cost benefit analysis (CBA) as one tool through which to establish their value for money. It is intended to assist:

  • donors to determine the value for money of specific CLJ reforms and prioritise resource allocations accordingly 

  • developing country governments to conduct their own CBA and make the case for additional funding of CLJ reforms

  • donors, developing country governments and alternative funders to consider the applicability of impact investing to CLJ reforms – and the potential costs and benefits, and therefore investability, of specific reforms.

This research was funded under the Legal Assistance for Economic Reform (LASER) programme

Citation

Richard Hooper, Chris Sutton, Sarah Callaghan, Georgia Plank, Eleanor Penney and Neil Pogorelsky : Commercial Law and Justice as an investable product: a value for money perspective (2016) 72pp

Commercial Law and Justice as an investable product: a value for money perspective

Published 5 October 2016
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