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4 - Effective Government and the Two Faces of Constitutionalism

from Part II - What Are Constitutions For?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2022

Vicki C. Jackson
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
Yasmin Dawood
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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In recent years, nations around the world have fallen prey to what might be described as a crisis of ineffective government. Basic governmental functions and services, such as ensuring education, health care, and a strong economy, are deeply compromised. Not only does ineffective governance undermine the general welfare, it can also pave the way for authoritarian regimes to take hold in erstwhile democracies. In their bid for power, autocratic leaders have often capitalized on citizens’ disenchantment with governance failures. In response to the rise of authoritarianism in democratic nations, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between constitutionalist structures and democratic sustainability.

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Print publication year: 2022

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