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1 online resource (17 pages) |
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Policy research working papers.
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World Bank e-Library.
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Summary |
The emphasis on 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 analyze 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 that it leads them to choose conflict rather than compromise. Nonetheless, it is not argued that such a peace is impossible to obtain. This leads to a further question, that if such a constitutional agreement could be found, would the expressive perspective alter the conventional instrumental perspective on the sort of constitutional reform that should be undertaken? |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16) |
Notes |
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Subject |
Postwar reconstruction -- Political aspects -- Econometric models
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Constitutional conventions -- Econometric models
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Peace -- Political aspects -- Econometric models
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Leadership -- Econometric models
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Electronic book
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Author |
Jennings, Colin
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