Constitutions, Markets and Law: Recent Experiences in Transition Economies (New Thinking in Political Economy series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840647914 ISBN 13: 9781840647914

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

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 analyze both the opportunities and dangers of importing constitutions from around the world into this area.

The papers assembled in this volume deal with the question of what individual transition processes have taught us in terms of constitution-building. The book contains analyses of post-1989 constitutional developments in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe from a variety of perspectives, such as academics, politicians and the judiciary.

Constitutions, Markets and Law will be welcomed by scholars of transition studies and political economists as well as practitioners of, and academics with an interest in, constitutional law.

About this title

About the Author:

Stefan Voigt, Professor of Economics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany and Hans-Jürgen Wagener, Professor of Economics, Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies, Europa-University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Contributors include:
I. Adamovich,
F. Bönker,
L. Bruszt,
R. Gavison,
D. Grimm,
H. Hegmann,
C. Kirchner,
I. Krastev,
M. Oelmann,
C. Offe,
P. Ordeshook,
S. Panther,
R. Peeva,
K. Pistor,
G. Rowe,
E. Salzberger,
H. Suchocka,
A. van Aaken,
S. Voigt,
I. Vörös,
H.-J. Wagener

Review:

`Studies such as these, which allow a better understanding of the relationship between law and economics deserve to be widely welcomed.' -- The Commonwealth Lawyer

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1840647914
• ISBN 13: 9781840647914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Voigt Stefan, Wagener Hans-Jürgen