Constitutions, Markets and Law: Recent Experiences in Transition Economies

by Hans-Jürgen Wagener

Constitutional political economy applies an economic approach to the analysis of constitutional choice. Initially, research clearly leaned towards legitimizing the state and its actions. However, the transitions taking place in Central and Eastern Europe have made apparent the necessity to improve our knowledge of the working properties of alternative constitutional rules, thus stressing the importance of positive analysis. The authors analyse both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840647914
• ISBN13: 9781840647914
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages