Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/214281 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
CREMA Working Paper No. 2003-05
Publisher: 
Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA), Basel
Abstract: 
A crucial aspect of constitutional design is the provision of rules on how a constitution is to be amended. If procedures for constitutional amendment are very restrictive, changes will take place outside the constitution. These changes are likely to be against the citizens' interests and their ability to influence the political process. We argue that the development of the constitution must be based on the rule of law. We propose direct democratic rights that allow citizens to participate in the amendment process. The direct democratic process of institutional change is theoretically and empirically analyzed. A number of counter arguments and issues for a gradual introduction are discussed.
Subjects: 
collective decision-making
constitutional design
constitutional economics
direct democracy
JEL: 
D72
H1
H7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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