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have better information about the state of the world than voters. Three types of institutions are compared: direct … democracy, representative democracy, where politicians are accountable and independent agencies, where they are not. Low … democracy optimal, while the opposite configuration makes representative democracy optimal. Independent agencies are optimal for …
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politicians have better information about the state of the world than voters. Three types of institutions are compared: direct … democracy; representative democracy, where politicians are accountable, and, lastly, independent agencies, where they are not … direct democracy optimal, while the opposite configuration makes representative democracy optimal. Independent agencies are …
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have better information about the state of the world than voters. Three types of institutions are compared: direct … democracy, representative democracy, where politicians are accountable and independent agencies, where they are not. Low … democracy optimal, while the opposite configuration makes representative democracy optimal. Independent agencies are optimal for …
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discussion of the pros and cons of direct democracy, the ability of direct democracy to help creating a European demos is …
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To understand Iceland's political situation, it is necessary to consider the historical background to the post-crash constitutional revision process launched in 2009. Also, the paper offers a brief account of some aspects of the constitution-making process during 2010-2013, including the work of...
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fixed ex post, but this is what the Icelandic Parliament is at present trying to do, flirting with a farewell to democracy. …
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Examples from the breakup of Yugoslavia and state-building in the successor states are used to highlight the political and constitutional choices facing Ukraine. The main lesson is that legitimacy is needed for constitution-building, which is needed for long-term state stability. Ethnic and...
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This paper reviews aspects of the constitution making process in Iceland after the financial collapse of 2008, emphasizing the differences between the provisional constitution of 1944 when Iceland separated unilaterally from Nazi-occupied Denmark and Denmark's 1849 constitution which served,...
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