Constitutions in times of financial crisis

The Resource Constitutions in times of financial crisis

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Constitutions in times of financial crisis

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edited by Tom Ginsburg (University of Chicago), Mark D. Rosen (Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology), Georg Vanberg (Duke University)

Language

eng

Summary

"Many constitutions include provisions intended to limit the discretion of governments in economic policy. In times of financial crises, such provisions often come under pressure as a result of calls for exceptional responses to crisis situations. This volume assesses the ability of constitutional orders all over the world to cope with financial crises, and the demands for emergency powers that typically accompany them. Bringing together a variety of perspectives from legal scholars, economists, and political scientists, this volume traces the long-run implications of financial crises for constitutional order. In exploring the theoretical and practical problems raised by the constitutionalization of economic policy during times of severe crisis, this volume showcases an array of constitutional design options and the ways they channel governmental responses to emergency"--

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non fiction

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bibliography

Series statement

Comparative constitutional law and policy

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