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200 10$aConstitutional paradigms and the stability of states$b[electronic resource] /$fNoel Cox
210   $aFarnham, England ;$aBurlington, Vt. $cAshgate$dc2011
215   $a1 online resource (308 pages.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-7546-7920-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe rise and fall of states -- The influence of constitutional paradigms -- The hard and the soft constitution -- The underlying theory -- Authoritarianism -- Doctrinaire liberalism -- Empires and supra-national entities -- Mixed models.
330   $aThis book examines the influence of constitutional legal paradigms upon the political stability and viability of states. It contributes to the literature in the field by focussing on how constitutional flexibility may have led to the rise of 'successful' states and to the decline of 'unsuccessful' states, by promoting stability. Divided into two parts, the book considers theories of the rise and fall of civilizations and individual states, explains the concept of hard and soft constitutions and applies this concept to different types of state models. A series of international case studies in t
606   $aConstitutional law
606   $aConstitutional history
606   $aSecurity, International
606   $aGlobalization
606   $aFailed states
615  0$aConstitutional law.
615  0$aConstitutional history.
615  0$aSecurity, International.
615  0$aGlobalization.
615  0$aFailed states.
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