"Comparative constitutional law is an intellectually vibrant field that encompasses an increasingly broad array of approaches and methodologies. This series collects analytically innovative and empirically grounded work from scholars of comparative constitutionalism across academic disciplines. Books in the series include theoretically informed studies of single constitutional jurisdictions, comparative studies of constitutional law and institutions, and edited collections of original essays that respond to challenging theoretical and empirical questions in the field"--

Introduction: 1. 'To secure these Rights': Constitutionalism and effective Government Vicki C. Jackson and Yasmin Dawood; Part I. What are Constitutions for?: 2. Resolution and accommodation in the good constitution Nicholas Barber; 3. Effective governance and the social dimension of the rule of law Jeff King; 4. Effective government and the two faces of constitutionalism Yasmin Dawood; 5. The right to effective self-government Katharina Pistor; Part II. Positive Rights and Rights to Effective Self-Government: 6. Post-liberal constitutionalism and the right to effective government David S. Law; 7. Does the first amendment forbid, permit, or require government support of News Industries? Martha Minow; 8. The 'Right to effective governance' and the Human rights baseline Gerald L. Neuman; Part III. Role of Courts in Building State Capacity and Promoting Effective Self-Government While Protecting Rights: 9. The unconstitutional state of affairs doctrine Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa and Guillermo Otálora Lozano; 10. Courts and effective governance Mark Tushnet and Madhav Khosla; 11. The new Managerialism: Courts, Positive duties, and Economic and Social Rights Katharine G. Young; Part IV. The Essential Roles of Executive and Administrative Constitutionalism: 12. What does effective government have to do with the constitution? Gillian E. Metzger; 13. The president's two bodies Daphna Renan; Part V. Legislatures, Representation and Duties of Effective Self-Government?: 14. Legislatures and effective government: Raising expectations for representatives Vicki C. Jackson; 15. Constitutional directives and the duty to govern well Tarunabh Khaitan; 16. Recursive representation: The basic idea Jane Mansbridge; Part VI. Politics, Sociology, Media, and Corruption as Contexts for Constitutionalism and Governance: 17. Can constitutions fix party system breakdowns? A Skeptical view David Landau; 18. Political fragmentation and the decline of effective government Richard H. Pildes; 19. Constitutionalism and public corruption: An introductory sketch Matthew C. Stephenson; Index.