article Constitutionalism

Government limited by constitutional rules and rights

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The Logical Foundations of Constitutional Liberty

person Buchanan, James M. event 1999

Volume 1 of The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, gathering his key essays, including "Politics without Romance," his 1979 lecture explaining P...

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Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments

person Constant, Benjamin event 1815

Major work on political philosophy distinguishing between ancient and modern liberty, arguing for constitutional limits on government power and ind...

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The Spirit of the Laws

person Montesquieu, Charles-Louis event 1748

Influential treatise on political theory developing the concept of separation of powers and examining how laws should reflect the nature of governm...

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Buchanan, James M.

American economist, winner of the 1986 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing Public Choice theory, which applies the tools of ec...

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