象在第一章中讨论中所指出的那样,“法律与发展研究”(SLADE)是一种用定量的资料和方法所进行的知识探讨,旨在建立和检验理论。我们感兴趣的领域首先是法律与发展,故早在这种探讨的设计时就有必要合理地选定两个关键性概念的准确含义;这两个概念是“发展”(我们限定它意指“发展中国家的社会变化”)和“法律”(指“法律制度”)。这样一来,对被我们称作“法律文化”的第三个变项的需要就变得显而易见了。 As noted in the discussion in Chapter 1, “Studies in Law and Development” (SLADE) is a kind of knowledge exploration using quantitative data and methods to establish and test theories. Our area of ​​interest is, above all, law and development, so it is necessary at the design of such discussions to justify the selection of the precise meaning of the two key concepts “development” (which we define as meaning “Social Change in Developing Countries”) and “Law” (referring to “the legal system”). As a result, the need for a third variant that we call “the legal culture” becomes obvious.