The Practice of Constitutional Development
Vincent Ostrom's Quest to Understand Human Affairs
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Social Science
| Author: | Donald Lutz, Ronald J. Oakerson, Vincent Ostrom, Roger B. Parks, Filippo Sabetti, Audun Sandberg, Edella Schlager, James S. Wunsch, William Blomquist, Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | ISBN: | 9781461634454 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | December 16, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donald Lutz, Ronald J. Oakerson, Vincent Ostrom, Roger B. Parks, Filippo Sabetti, Audun Sandberg, Edella Schlager, James S. Wunsch, William Blomquist, Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| ISBN: | 9781461634454 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | December 16, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
This edited collection further expands our knowledge about what comprises a successful constitution in both theory and application. Building on the research and analysis of Vincent Ostrom, who as one of America's leading scholars on constitutions has spent a lifetime writing about constitutions in America and overseas. Each essay shows how particular countries, governments, and organizations devise constitutions to reflect their visions of governance and sets of rules for their leaders. On a higher theoretical level, the contributors emphasize the importance of choosing the rules of the political game in order to determine the nature of the game itself. Extending Ostrom's intellectual quest to solve constitutional dilemmas, the scholars gathered here discuss a wide variety of issues, ranging from the problems of water scarcity and local public economies in Africa to the prospect of a new political order in the European North.
This edited collection further expands our knowledge about what comprises a successful constitution in both theory and application. Building on the research and analysis of Vincent Ostrom, who as one of America's leading scholars on constitutions has spent a lifetime writing about constitutions in America and overseas. Each essay shows how particular countries, governments, and organizations devise constitutions to reflect their visions of governance and sets of rules for their leaders. On a higher theoretical level, the contributors emphasize the importance of choosing the rules of the political game in order to determine the nature of the game itself. Extending Ostrom's intellectual quest to solve constitutional dilemmas, the scholars gathered here discuss a wide variety of issues, ranging from the problems of water scarcity and local public economies in Africa to the prospect of a new political order in the European North.
