The Rule of Law: Perspectives on Legal and Judicial Reform in West Virginia

Like a three-legged stool, West Virginia's tax policy, regulatory climate, and legal system must all be properly structured to create the right balance for economic growth. While all three of these areas were addressed in Unleashing Capitalism, only two of the book's 14 chapters were devoted to judicial and legal reform. With this now becoming a pressing political issue, The Rule of Law devotes itself entirely to that subject. The 'rule of law' is a broad concept that describes a society that is governed not by people, but instead by established, fair, and predictable rules of interaction. We hope that readers will come away with a better understanding of the need for, and issues involved with, changes to West Virginia's judicial and legal systems. Once again, our main goal is to provide the research that can inform state policy decisions, and to open a much needed dialogue on growth-oriented policy reform in West Virginia.