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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009379003321

Autore

Griffin Stephen M. <1957->

Titolo

Broken Trust : Dysfunctional Government and Constitutional Reform / / Stephen M. Griffin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lawrence, Kansas : , : University Press of Kansas, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9780700621538

0700621539

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 pages)

Collana

Constitutional thinking

Disciplina

342.7303

Soggetti

Law reform - United States

Constitutional law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Is our government dysfunctional? -- Policy disasters and the constitutional order -- From high trust to low trust -- American constitutionalism western-style : trust and direct democracy -- Pathways to constitutional reform.

Sommario/riassunto

This book makes the case for constitutional reform in a new and original way. It shows how our dysfunctional government and recent policy disasters have been caused by persistent low trust in government within a deeply flawed constitutional order.