Constitutionalism and Democracy

The eleven essays in this volume supplemented by an editorial introduction center around three overlapping problems. First why would a society want to limit its own sovereign power by imposing constitutional constraints on democratic decision-making? Second what are the contributions of democracy and constitutions to efficient government? Third what are the relations among democracy constitutionalism and private property? This comprehensive discussion of the problems inherent in constitutional democracy will be of interest to students in a variety of social sciences. It illuminates particularly the current efforts of many countries especially in Latin America to establish stable democratic regimes.