According to many democracy theorists, there is an unavoidable trade-off between constitutionalism and the need for political action. This paper criticizes that belief. Rather, it argues that a division of power, while sometimes entailing high political transaction costs, can nevertheless be...

The generality principle, advocated by Buchanan and Congleton (1998), requires that political decisions treat all citizens equally qua citizens. The effects of implementing such a constitutional rule on lobbying, public expenditures, economic efficiency, and disposable incomes are explored. The...

The generality principle advocated by Buchanan and Congleton (1998), stating that only legislation which treats all citizens equally as citizens is permissible, is normally motivated on contractarian grounds. It is shown that the generality principle can also be motivated on...

One of the major questions in economics is what causes the growth of wealth. What explains that some countries experience higher economic growth than others and hence, ultimately, that some countries are rich, while others are poor? The idea here is to explore the link between political...