| Description |
xvi, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Taking consequences seriously -- 2. Voting -- 3. Bargaining -- 4. Administering -- 5. Intergovernmental relations -- 6. Government competition -- 7. Ministries and agencies -- 8. Specialization -- 9. Separation of powers -- 10. The value of rights -- 11. Philosophies of rights: liberties and redistribution -- 12. Property rights -- 13. Free speech -- 14. Civil rights -- 15. Summary and conclusion |
| Summary |
"Making, amending, and interpreting Constitutions is a political game that can cause widespread suffering or secure a nation's liberty and prosperity. Given these high stakes, Robert Cotter argues that constitutional theory should trouble itself less with literary analysis and arguments over founders' intentions and focus much more on the real-world consequences of various consitutional provisions and choices. Pooling the best available theories from economics and political science, particularly those developed from game theory, Cooter's economic analysis on constitutions fundamentally recasts a field of growing interest and dramatic international importance." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-398) and indexes |
| Subject |
Law and economics.
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Constitutional law -- Philosophy.
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Game theory.
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| LC no. |
99058556 |
| ISBN |
0691058644 cloth alkaline paper |
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0691096201 paperback |
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