Political Leadership, Conflict and the Prospects for Constitutional Peace.

Journal article

The emphasis in constitutional political economy has been that new rules and institutions can be devised that improve the welfare of a society. Given the number of societies that are infected with political conflict and as a result lower levels of welfare, this paper attempts to analyse why we do not see more constitutional conventions aimed at eliminating conflict. The key idea is that expressively motivated group members may create incentives for instrumentally motivated group leaders such ...

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Authors: Jennings, C

• Journal: Economics of Governance
• Volume: 8
• Publication date: 2007-01-01
• ISSN: 1435-6104
• Language: English