| Description |
vii, 359 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in rationality and social change
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Studies in rationality and social change.
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| Note |
"Published in collaboration with Maison des sciences de l'homme, Paris." |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 354-356. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Gag rules or the politics of omission / Stephen Holmes -- Democracy as a contigent outcome of conflicts / Adam Przeworski -- Consequences of constitutional choice / Jon Elster -- Liberal constitutionalism and its critics / Rune Slagstad -- Democracy and the rule of law / Francis Sejersted -- Neo-federalism? / Bruce A. Ackerman -- Precommitment and the paradox of democracy / Stephen Holmes -- American constitutionalism and the paradox of private property / Jennifer Nedelsky -- From liberal constitutionalism to corporate pluralism / Francis Sejersted -- Arguments for constitutional choice / Jon Elster -- Constitutions and democracies / Cass R. Sunstein. |
| Subject |
Constitutional history.
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Constitutional history. |
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Democracy.
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Democracy. |
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Comparative government.
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Comparative government. |
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Histoire constitutionnelle. |
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Démocratie. |
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Institutions politiques comparées. |
| Indexed Term |
Democracies Politics |
| Subject |
Democratie. |
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Grondwetten. |
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Historia constitucional
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Gobiernos comparados
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| Added Author |
Elster, Jon, 1940-
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Slagstad, Rune, 1945-
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Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (Paris, France)
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| ISBN |
0521345308 hardback |
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8200184838 Scandinavia |
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9681649273 |
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0521457211 paperback |
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