| ISBN | 0521457211 |
| Call Number | JF51 .C667 1997 |
| Title | Constitutionalism and democracy / edited by Jon Elster and Rune Slagstad. |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint | New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997. |
| Physical | vii, 359 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content | 1. Gag rules or the politics of omission / Stephen Holmes -- 2. Democracy as a contigent outcome of conflicts / Adam Przeworski -- 3. Consequences of constitutional choice: reflections on tecqueville / Jon Elster -- 4. Liberal constitutionalism and its critics: carl schmitt and max weber / Rune Slagstad -- 5. Democracy and the rule of law: some historical experiences of contradictions in the striving for good government / Francis Sejersted -- 6. Neo-federalism? / Bruce A. Ackerman -- 7. Precommitment and the paradox of democracy / Stephen Holmes -- 8. American constitutionalism and the paradox of private property / Jennifer Nedelsky -- 9. From liberal constitutionalism to corporate pluralism: the conflict over the enabling acts in Norway after the second world war and the subsequent constitutional development / Francis Sejersted -- 10. Arguments for constitutional choice: reflections on the transition to socialism / Jon Elster -- 11. Constitutions and democracies: an epilogue / Cass R. Sunstein. |
| Subject | Constitutional history. (9) |
| | Democracy. (240) |
| | Comparative government. (84) |
| Added Entry | Slagstad, Rune, 1945- |
| | Elster, Jon, 1940- (5) |
| Holding | LIC |
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