{"product_id":"constitutions-and-political-theory-9780719083303","title":"Constitutions and political theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstitutions and political theory is a concise textbook offering a omprehensive analysis of the principal-agent problematic inherent in all forms of politics. It shows how rule of law institutions come in two forms that restrain opportunism in politics. And it traces the principal-agent perspective back to constitutionalism in political thought. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: CONSTITUTIONS AND RULE OF LAW – Two Interpretations of “Rule of Law”\u003cbr\u003eSECTION I: CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS\u003cbr\u003e1. Two Great Constitutional Legacies\u003cbr\u003e2. Mini and Maxi Constitutions in the World\u003cbr\u003e3. Constitutional Law and the Legal Order\u003cbr\u003eSECTION II. RULE OF LAW INSTITUTIONS – EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE\u003cbr\u003e4. Relevance of Rule of Law: Some Outcomes\u003cbr\u003e5. What Enhances Rule of Law?\u003cbr\u003eSECTION III: CONSTITUTIONALISM IN POLITICAL THOUGHT\u003cbr\u003e6. Emergence of Modern Constitutionalism around 1600\u003cbr\u003e7. The Forerunners of the Principal-Agent Model of Politics\u003cbr\u003eSECTION IV: A PRINCIPAL-AGENT INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY\u003cbr\u003e8. The Principal-Agent Problem in Politics\u003cbr\u003e9. Political Leadership: How to Restrain Political Agents  \u003cbr\u003eSECTION V. AGENCY AND LEADERSHIP: POLITICAL PARTIES AND STATE GOVERNMENTS \u003cbr\u003e10. Political Parties, Party Government and Remuneration for Agency\u003cbr\u003e11. Global and Regional Constitutionalism: Constraining the Governments of States\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUDING REMARK: ACCOUNTABILITY IN POLITICS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037330604375,"sku":"9780719083303","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719083303.jpg?v=1750935321","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/constitutions-and-political-theory-9780719083303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}