As the People Want It, Blueprint for a New Confederation

John Knutsen ()

Public Economics from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Presents a complete and detailed constitutional framework applying the rational self-interest model and market mechanisms to intra and inter- governmental behaviour and collective decisions. In particular, the paper presents an enabling mechanism for the creation, adjustment and dissolution of governmental units and a mechanism for allocating tasks between units as well as a mechanism for reallocating funding. The emphasis is on practical enabling mechanisms rather than theoretical models.

Keywords: government; territorial units; public choice; constitutional economics; political economy; individual liberty; direct democracy; popular sovereignty; confederation; federation; Europe; constitutional law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 H2 H4 H5 H7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 187 pages
Date: 2004-02-15
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