Determinants of Constitutional Change: Why Do Countries Change Their Form of Government?

A country’s form of government has important economic and political consequences, but the determinants that lead societies to choose either parliamentary or presidential systems are largely unexplored. This paper studies this choice by analyzing the factors that make countries switch from parliament...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 06-2010)
Main Authors:	Hayo, Bernd, Voigt, Stefan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	endogenous constitutions, separation of powers. Constitutional change institutional dynamics Wirtschaft form of government Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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