The Struggle to Constitute and Sustain Productive Orders

Edited by Mark Sproule-Jones; Barbara Allen and Filippo Sabetti - Contributions by Stephan Kuhnert; Brian Loveman; Anas Malik; Michael D. McGinnis; Tun Myint; Vincent Ostrom; Filippo Sabetti and Jamie Thomson

This book identifies the criteria for successful constitutions in both theory and practice using the research and methodology of Vincent Ostrom.

Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 List of Contributors Part 3 I Introduction Chapter 4 1 Normative and Empirical Inquiries into Systems of Governance Chapter 5 2 Constitutional Foundations for a Th eory of System Comparisons Part 6 II Foundations for a Normative Assessment of Governance Chapter 7 3 Th e Normative and Limiting Conditions in a Polycentric Political Order Chapter 8 4 Legal Pluralism, Polycentricity, and Faith-Based Organizations in Global Governance Chapter 9 5 Challenges to Interreligious Liberative Collective Action between Muslims and Christians Chapter 10 6 Democratization without Violence: Can Political Order be Achieved through Peaceful Means? Chapter 11 7 Th e Man Who Heated Up Economic Discussion with a Stove: Walter Eucken's Method of Institutional Design Part 12 III Struggles for Polycentric Governance in Diverse Continents Chapter 13 8 Malawi's Lake Chiuta Fisheries: Intelligent Burden-Shedding to Foster Renewable Resources Stewardship Chapter 14 9 From the Cheyenne Way to the Chilean Way (of Political Reconciliation and Impunity): A Retrospective on Political Architecture, Political Culture, and Institutional Design Chapter 15 10 Challenges Facing "State" Building in Burma Chapter 16 11 American Experience in Metropolitan Governance Chapter 17 Index Chapter 18 About the Cover Art