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The Constitution of Good Societies
By Karol Edward SoŁtan, Stephen L. Elkin
224 pages
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- Pennsylvania State University Press
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction: Imagination, Political Competence, and Institutions 1
- References 16
- Part One - Human Capabilities And Institutional Design 19
- Chapter One - Covenants, Collective Action, And Common-Pool Resources 23
- Chapter Two - Constitutional Choice, Rational Ignorance, And The Limits of Reason 39
- Chapter Three - From Irrationality to Autonomy: Two Sciences of Institutional Design 57
- Chapter Four - Institution Building And Human Nature 76
- Part Two - Conceptions of the Good Society 101
- Chapter Five - How to Make A Good Society 103
- Chapter Six - The Constitution of A Good Society: The Case of the Commercial Republic 118
- Chapter Seven - Speculative Theory and Regime Alternatives: Beyond Socialism And Capitalism 146
- Chapter Eight - The Political Institutions of The Good Society 164
- Conclusion: Judging the Good Society 186
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction: Imagination, Political Competence, and Institutions 1
- References 16
- Part One - Human Capabilities And Institutional Design 19
- Chapter One - Covenants, Collective Action, And Common-Pool Resources 23
- Chapter Two - Constitutional Choice, Rational Ignorance, And The Limits of Reason 39
- Chapter Three - From Irrationality to Autonomy: Two Sciences of Institutional Design 57
- Chapter Four - Institution Building And Human Nature 76
- Part Two - Conceptions of the Good Society 101
- Chapter Five - How to Make A Good Society 103
- Chapter Six - The Constitution of A Good Society: The Case of the Commercial Republic 118
- Chapter Seven - Speculative Theory and Regime Alternatives: Beyond Socialism And Capitalism 146
- Chapter Eight - The Political Institutions of The Good Society 164
- Conclusion: Judging the Good Society 186
- Index 207
- Contributors 216