Abstract The 2019 Law and Development Review Special Issue features two articles that apply the general theory of law and development to explain the development process of Botswana and South Africa. This paper provides a condensed overview of the general theory for the convenience of readers who wish to grasp the essential elements of the theoretical frameworks under which the two articles examine the development cases.

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法律与发展通论：概述

摘要《 2019年法律与发展评论》特刊有两篇文章运用法律与发展的一般理论来解释博茨瓦纳和南非的发展进程。本文提供了有关通用理论的简要概述，以方便希望掌握这两篇文章研究发展案例的理论框架的基本要素的读者。