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O'Donnell Conclusion Study Questions

1. What is the minimal meaning of the rule of law?
2. How can the law be used to oppress?
3. What does O'Donnell add to the minimal definition of the rule of law, in order to make it a democratic rule of law (or democratic legal system)? (He condenses Raz and others into what he calls a "corollary" with 3 items)
4. What is the danger in pursuing "rule of law" reforms that are perceived to benefit only certain dominant business sectors?
5. How might full citizenship affect patterns of inequality?
6. How might inequality affect the development and exercise of full citizenship?
7. How do formal rights offer some hope for the future?