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A concise survey of the questions, methods, and empirical findings central to the field of constitutional political economy.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Conceptual Foundations; 2. Democracy vs. Autocracy; 3. Positive Constitutional Economics; 4. Conclusions ¿ and Possible Future Issues; Appendix 1. Coding Countries According to Two Governance Scores; Appendix 2. Empirical Results at a Glance: Constitutional Rules as Explanatory Variables, Cross-Country Results Unless Otherwise Noted
About the author
Stefan Voigt is a professor at the University of Hamburg, director of its Institute of Law & Economics, and editor of Constitutional Political Economy.
Summary
This concise survey of the questions, methods, and empirical findings central to constitutional political economy fills a gap in the literature of political economy. Voigt, a pioneer of the field, demonstrates how constitutional rules affect political economy, appealing to both scholars of the field and readers with no familiarity of the topic.
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What happens when the toolkit of political economy is applied to the study of constitutional rules? The result is constitutional economics—a field that legal scholars and social scientists alike should get to know, because they will be hearing a lot more about it for years to come. And one could not ask for a clearer or more knowledgeable overview of this burgeoning field than this elegant volume by Stefan Voigt. Newcomers and advanced readers alike will benefit from its concise, candid, and critical evaluation of both the existing literature and the work that remains to be done. David Law, Chancellor's Professor, University of California, Irvine
