Constitutions in a nonconstitutional world : Arab basic laws and the prospects for accountable government /
The collapse of authoritarian regimes and the global resurgence of liberal democracy has led to a renewed interest in constitutions and constitutionalism among scholars and political activists alike. This book uses the Arab experience to explain the appeal of constitutional documents to authoritaria...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany, NY :
State University of New York Press,
©2002.
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Colección: | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The collapse of authoritarian regimes and the global resurgence of liberal democracy has led to a renewed interest in constitutions and constitutionalism among scholars and political activists alike. This book uses the Arab experience to explain the appeal of constitutional documents to authoritarian regimes and assesses the degree to which such constitutions can be used in the effort to make the regimes more accountable.-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 244 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780791489680 079148968X 9780791451588 0791451585 |