Constitutional Mythologies

1. Introduction: Constitutional Myths
Alain Marciano

2. Consent or Coercion? A Critical Analysis of the Constitutional Contract
Randall G. Holcombe

3. Agent Type, Social Contracts, and Constitutional Mythologies
Peter Boettke, Alexander Fink

4. Constitutions, Politics, and Identity
Alan Hamlin

5. Is the “Veil of Ignorance” in Constitutional Choice a Myth? An Empirical Exploration Informed by a Theory of Power
Louis M. Imbeau, Steve Jacob

6. Checks and Balances at the OK Corral: Restraining Leviathan
Atin Basuchoudhary, Michael Reksulak, William F. Shughart

7. Popular Sovereignty: A Case Study from the Antebellum Era
Elizabeth Dale

8. Direct Democracy and the Constitution
Bruno S. Frey, Alois Stutzer, Susanne Neckerman

9. Parallelisms and Paralogisms in the European Court of Justice
Giuseppe Eusepi, Alessandra Cepparulo, Maurizio Intartaglia

10. The Dual Rationale of Judicial Independence
Fabien Gélinas

11. Comparison of Central Bank and Judicial Independence
George Tridimas

12. Making and Implementing the Rules of the Game: The Political Economy of Constitutional Myths and Rites
Jean-Michel Josselin

Keywords: Social Sciences, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Economic Policy, Constitutional Law