The problem of constitutional legitimation: what the debate on electoral quotas tells us about the legitimacy of decision-making rules in constitutional choice
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Keywords
Constitutional theory; Constitutional choice; Affirmative action; Formal equality; Substantive equality; Electoral quotas; Feminist theory; Calculus of Consent;All these keywords.
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- A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
- A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
- H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
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