Constitutional Mythologies New Perspectives on Controlling the State /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Marciano, Alain (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Σειρά: Studies in Public Choice, 23
• Θέματα: Political science.; Political philosophy.; Constitutional law.; Economic policy.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Political Philosophy.; Economic Policy.; Constitutional Law.

Our societies obviously rest on common beliefs. These "myths" are tools that help us to develop and build common identities; they form the structure around which societies function. This does not imply that these beliefs are “true,” in the sense that they would be supported by empirical fa...

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