| 书目名称 | Constitutional Mythologies |
| 副标题 | New Perspectives on |
| 编辑 | Alain Marciano |
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| 概述 | First book to focus on the myths about constitutions that perpetuate misconceptions and faulty analysis and policy.Contributors are experts in public choice and constitutional political economy (inclu |
| 丛书名称 | Studies in Public Choice |
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| 描述 | Our societies obviously rest on common beliefs. These "myths" are tools that help us to develop and build common identities; they form the structure around which societies function. This does not imply that these beliefs are “true,” in the sense that they would be supported by empirical facts. In social matters, myths have undoubtedly important functions to play even if no empirical facts support them.On the other hand, and precisely because they are not discussed, myths may be problematic: they may create illusions, conserve structures that are inefficient and unable to improve the situation of citizens. This is particularly true with constitutions. Constitutions are very important for societies: a constitution is a document — even in societies based on “unwritten” constitutions — which binds citizens together, creating unity among them, and which forms the framework within which our activities take place. As Nobel Prize laureate James Buchanan used to say: constitutions contain the rules of the social game we play in our everyday life. However, constitutions are not frequently debated by citizens. This is why we end up with common beliefs about these constitutions: they are above |
| 出版日期 | Book 2011 |
| 关键词 | coercive power; constitution; constitutional myth; constitutional political economy; democracy |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6784-8 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-1-4614-2956-2 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-1-4419-6784-8Series ISSN 0924-4700 Series E-ISSN 2731-5258 |
| issn_series | 0924-4700 |
| copyright | Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 |
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