Democratic constitutional design and public policy : analysis and evidence / edited by Roger D. Congleton and Birgitta Swedenborg.
2006
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Democratic constitutional design and public policy : analysis and evidence / edited by Roger D. Congleton and Birgitta Swedenborg.
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2006]
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viii, 373 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Introduction : Rational choice politics and institutions / Roger D. Congleton and Birgitta Swedenborg
Direct democracy : designing a living constitution / Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer
Constitutions and economic policy / Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Party-line voting and committee assignments in the mixed-member system / Thomas Stratmann
The effects of constitutions on coalition governments in parliamentary democracies / Daniel Diermeier, Hülya Eraslan, and Antonio Merlo
On the merits of bicameral legislatures : intragovernmental bargaining and policy stability / Roger D. Congleton
Bicameralism and political compromise in representative democracy / John Charles Bradbury and W. Mark Crain
Federalism : a constitutional perspective / Dennis C. Mueller
Common tax pool problems in federal systems / Brian Knight
Judicial independence and economic development / Lars P. Feld and Stefan Voigt
Constitutions and prosperity : the impact of legal and economic institutions on the wealth of nations / Randall G. Holcombe, Robert A. Lawson, and James D. Gwartney
Amendment procedures and constitutional stability / Bjørn Erik Rasch and Roger D. Congleton
Designing constitutional stability / Barry R. Weingast.
Direct democracy : designing a living constitution / Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer
Constitutions and economic policy / Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Party-line voting and committee assignments in the mixed-member system / Thomas Stratmann
The effects of constitutions on coalition governments in parliamentary democracies / Daniel Diermeier, Hülya Eraslan, and Antonio Merlo
On the merits of bicameral legislatures : intragovernmental bargaining and policy stability / Roger D. Congleton
Bicameralism and political compromise in representative democracy / John Charles Bradbury and W. Mark Crain
Federalism : a constitutional perspective / Dennis C. Mueller
Common tax pool problems in federal systems / Brian Knight
Judicial independence and economic development / Lars P. Feld and Stefan Voigt
Constitutions and prosperity : the impact of legal and economic institutions on the wealth of nations / Randall G. Holcombe, Robert A. Lawson, and James D. Gwartney
Amendment procedures and constitutional stability / Bjørn Erik Rasch and Roger D. Congleton
Designing constitutional stability / Barry R. Weingast.
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Papers originally presented at a conference sponsored by the Center for Business and Policy Studies.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0262033496 alkaline paper
0262532808 paperback alkaline paper
9780262532808
0262532808 paperback alkaline paper
9780262532808
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