Routledge Global Business, Local Law: Indian Legal System Book

Explore the complex relationship between foreign investment and host state legal systems with this academic volume from Routledge. Part of the Globalization and Law series, this book provides a theoretical framework for understanding how courts and bureaucracies mediate relations between government actors, civil society, and international investors. By applying the law-and-community approach developed by Roger Cotterrell, the text examines how legal structures influence social and economic productivity. The research moves from theory to real-world application by focusing on the south Indian city of Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore). This study identifies how law functions as a communal resource, specifically looking at the mechanisms that allow law to express mutual trust between different actors in the investment landscape. This work is a valuable resource for students and professionals studying the intersection of international business, sociology, and legal systems in developing economies.