Constitutions and political theory
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Constitutions and political theory
Manchester University Press, 2011
2nd ed
- ; paperback
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  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-287) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Since constitutional arrangements are what make politics work, they are a central concern of political theory. This book, now completely updated, was the first comprehensive exploration of the political theory of constitutions.
Jan-Erik Lane begins by examining the origins and history of constitutionalism and answers key questions such as: what is a constitution? Why are there constitutions? From where does constitutionalism originate? How is the constitutional state related to democracy and justice?
Constitutions play a major role in domestic and international politics in the early 21st century and an updated version of this classic textbook will introduce students to a number of different areas - theoretical, empirical and moral - which will aid their understanding of this important topic. -- .
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION: CONSTITUTIONS AND RULE OF LAW - Two Interpretations of "Rule of Law"
SECTION I: CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
1. Two Great Constitutional Legacies
2. Mini and Maxi Constitutions in the World
3. Constitutional Law and the Legal Order
SECTION II. RULE OF LAW INSTITUTIONS - EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
4. Relevance of Rule of Law: Some Outcomes
5. What Enhances Rule of Law?
SECTION III: CONSTITUTIONALISM IN POLITICAL THOUGHT
6. Emergence of Modern Constitutionalism around 1600
7. The Forerunners of the Principal-Agent Model of Politics
SECTION IV: A PRINCIPAL-AGENT INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY
8. The Principal-Agent Problem in Politics
9. Political Leadership: How to Restrain Political Agents
SECTION V. AGENCY AND LEADERSHIP: POLITICAL PARTIES AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
10. Political Parties, Party Government and Remuneration for Agency
11. Global and Regional Constitutionalism: Constraining the Governments of States
CONCLUDING REMARK: ACCOUNTABILITY IN POLITICS -- .
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