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Subjectivism and Constitutionalism

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  • Alan Hamlin

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In the light of Giuseppe Eusepi’s career-long interest in the subjectivist element of James Buchanan’s work, my strategy here is to follow Eusepi by outlining and situating the variety of subjectivism discussed by Buchanan and, after some critical discussion, to attempt to track some of the implications of that subjectivism for the idea of constitutionalism, particularly of the contractarian variety, and some of the limitations imposed by subjectivism. To be clear, what follows is not strictly an attempt at the detailed reconstruction of either Buchanan’s or Eusepi’s position, but rather a discussion of subjectivism, constitutionalism, and the linkages between these two themes that is inspired by Buchanan and Eusepi.

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  • Alan Hamlin, 2023. "Subjectivism and Constitutionalism," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 40(1), pages 19-38, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:homoec:v:40:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s41412-022-00132-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s41412-022-00132-9
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