Constitutionalism and the separation of powers /
Arguably no political principle has been more central than the separation of powers to the evolution of constitutional governance in Western democracies. In the definitive work on the subject, M.J.C. Vile traces the history of the doctrine from its rise during the English Civil War, through its deve...
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| Language: | English |
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Indianapolis :
Liberty Fund,
©1998.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Online library of liberty.
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Table of Contents:
- The doctrine of the separation of powers and institutional theory
- The foundation of the doctrine
- The theory of the balanced constitution
- Montesquieu
- The matchless constitution and its enemies
- The doctrine in America
- The doctrine in France
- The rise and fall of parliamentary government
- From the third republic to the fifth
- Progressivism and political science in America
- Political theory, constitutionalism, and the behavioral approach
- A model of a theory of constitutionalism
- Epilogue : the separation of powers and the administrative state.
