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Making and Implementing the Rules of the Game: The Political Economy of Constitutional Myths and Rites

In: Constitutional Mythologies

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  • Jean-Michel Josselin

    (Université de Rennes 1)

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When a body of myths is meant to govern the material and even sometimes the spiritual dimensions of our lives, we are entitled to give a sharp look at what is at stake. This is precisely what this book is about: mythology and the founding myths are like legends, but the rites associated with this higher norm are concrete, actual procedures reflected in lower norms, customs, and institutions (Lévi-Strauss 1958). Admittedly, since Plato, written law is conceived as a necessary means of legitimacy for the sovereign. However, written law cannot by itself ensure moral or social standards of conduct and belief (begging the question of how to define such standards).

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  • Jean-Michel Josselin, 2011. "Making and Implementing the Rules of the Game: The Political Economy of Constitutional Myths and Rites," Studies in Public Choice, in: Alain Marciano (ed.), Constitutional Mythologies, chapter 0, pages 171-174, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stpchp:978-1-4419-6784-8_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6784-8_12
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