Dennis C. Mueller is Professor of Economics at the University of Vienna.

• PART I: THE PROBLEM ; 1. Democracy in America ; 2. Democracy in Other Parts of the World ; PART II: THE CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ; 3. The Constitutional Premise ; 4. Why Have Government? ; 5. The Nature of a Constitution ; PART III: INSTITUTIONS TO REVEAL AND ADVANCE A COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS ; 6. Federalism ; 7. Direct Democracy ; 8. Representative Democracy - Proportional Representation ; 9. Representative Democracy - Two-Party Government ; 10. The Two Systems Compared ; 11. The Parliamentary Voting Rule ; PART IV: INSTITUTIONS TO CONSTRAIN GOVERNMENT ; 12. The Referendum ; 13. Bicameralism ; 14. Rights ; 15. The Market and the State ; 16. Redistribution ; 17. The Executive Branch ; 18. Dictatorship ; 19. The Judiciary ; PART V: GETTING STARTED ; 20. Citizenship ; 21. The Constitutional Convention ; PART VI: COMING TO AN END ; 22. Epilogue

Well informed and well written. I strongly recommend it for courses on constitutional democracy at law schools and in political science, economics and philosophy departments. H. Kliemt, Public choice 1999.

Dennis C. Mueller is Professor of Economics at the University of Vienna.

• PART I: THE PROBLEM ; 1. Democracy in America ; 2. Democracy in Other Parts of the World ; PART II: THE CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ; 3. The Constitutional Premise ; 4. Why Have Government? ; 5. The Nature of a Constitution ; PART III: INSTITUTIONS TO REVEAL AND ADVANCE A COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS ; 6. Federalism ; 7. Direct Democracy ; 8. Representative Democracy - Proportional Representation ; 9. Representative Democracy - Two-Party Government ; 10. The Two Systems Compared ; 11. The Parliamentary Voting Rule ; PART IV: INSTITUTIONS TO CONSTRAIN GOVERNMENT ; 12. The Referendum ; 13. Bicameralism ; 14. Rights ; 15. The Market and the State ; 16. Redistribution ; 17. The Executive Branch ; 18. Dictatorship ; 19. The Judiciary ; PART V: GETTING STARTED ; 20. Citizenship ; 21. The Constitutional Convention ; PART VI: COMING TO AN END ; 22. Epilogue

Well informed and well written. I strongly recommend it for courses on constitutional democracy at law schools and in political science, economics and philosophy departments. H. Kliemt, Public choice 1999.

Dennis C. Mueller is Professor of Economics at the University of Vienna.

• PART I: THE PROBLEM ; 1. Democracy in America ; 2. Democracy in Other Parts of the World ; PART II: THE CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ; 3. The Constitutional Premise ; 4. Why Have Government? ; 5. The Nature of a Constitution ; PART III: INSTITUTIONS TO REVEAL AND ADVANCE A COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS ; 6. Federalism ; 7. Direct Democracy ; 8. Representative Democracy - Proportional Representation ; 9. Representative Democracy - Two-Party Government ; 10. The Two Systems Compared ; 11. The Parliamentary Voting Rule ; PART IV: INSTITUTIONS TO CONSTRAIN GOVERNMENT ; 12. The Referendum ; 13. Bicameralism ; 14. Rights ; 15. The Market and the State ; 16. Redistribution ; 17. The Executive Branch ; 18. Dictatorship ; 19. The Judiciary ; PART V: GETTING STARTED ; 20. Citizenship ; 21. The Constitutional Convention ; PART VI: COMING TO AN END ; 22. Epilogue

Well informed and well written. I strongly recommend it for courses on constitutional democracy at law schools and in political science, economics and philosophy departments. H. Kliemt, Public choice 1999.