Can constitutions improve democracy? Sometimes, but not always

TY - JOUR

T1 - Can constitutions improve democracy? Sometimes, but not always

AU - Eisenstadt, Todd A.

AU - LeVan, A. Carl

AU - Maboudi, Tofigh

N1 - Does adopting a constitution lead to better democracy? Not necessarily, write Todd A. Eisenstadt, A Carl LeVan, and Tofigh Maboudi, who studied 138 constitutions from a 37 year-period. They find that in many countries, the constitution-making processes did not incorporate broad public consultation, meaning that the drafters were often able to grab power by codifying benefits for themselves and for their supporters.

PY - 2015/9/3

Y1 - 2015/9/3

UR - http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/75816/

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JF - Default journal

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