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Breaking with the Notion of Social Contract: Constitutions as Based on Spontaneously Arisen Institutions

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  • Stefan Voigt, 1999. "Breaking with the Notion of Social Contract: Constitutions as Based on Spontaneously Arisen Institutions," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 10(3), pages 283-300, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:10:y:1999:i:3:p:283-300
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1017225113536
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    3. Christian Cordes & Christian Schubert, 2007. "Toward a naturalistic foundation of the social contract," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 35-62, March.
    4. Joseph Keneck Massil, 2015. "Economie constitutionnelle en Afrique: analyse empirique du changement de l’article sur la limitation de mandat des présidents," Working Papers hal-04141384, HAL.
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