{"product_id":"changing-the-rules-constitutional-amendments-in-democracies-hardback-9781009597265","title":"Changing the Rules; Constitutional Amendments in Democracies (Hardback) 9781009597265","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChanging the Rules\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConstitutional Amendments in Democracies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemonstrates that constitutional rigidity is a necessary condition for the absence of frequent and significant constitutional amendments and judicial independence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Tsebelis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009597265, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e319 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Ten of the most highly anticipated books of 2025' Richard Albert, The Leaflet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChanging the Rules enters into the debate between theoretical analyses of constitutional amendments (considered the most important part of a constitution) and empirical research (which argues that amendment provisions have little or no significance). George Tsebelis demonstrates how strict provisions are a necessary condition for amendments to have low frequency and significance and provides empirical evidence from case studies and over 100 democracies to corroborate this claim. Examining various cultural theories that dispute these findings, Tsebelis explains why their conclusions have weak foundations. He argues that constitutional rigidity is also a necessary condition for judicial independence and provides theoretical argument and empirical evidence. Tsebelis also establishes a negative correlation between the length of a constitution and problematic indicators such as time inconsistency, low GDP\/capita, high corruption, inequality, and lack of innovation. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The landscape of constitutional amendments\u003cbr\u003e 2. An institutional approach to constitutional rigidity\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cultural theories of constitutional amendments\u003cbr\u003e 4. Cases of failed amendments: Italy and Chile\u003cbr\u003e 5. A case of successful amendments: Mexico\u003cbr\u003e 6. Constitutional rigidity and amendment rate\u003cbr\u003e 7. Time inconsistency and other correlates of constitutional length\u003cbr\u003e 8. Constitutional rigidity and judicial independence\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415666389272,"sku":"9781009597265","price":77.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009597265i.jpg?v=1784421243","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/changing-the-rules-constitutional-amendments-in-democracies-hardback-9781009597265","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}