On the problem of scale: Spinozistic sovereignty as the logical foundation of constitutional economics
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Article Title | On the problem of scale: Spinozistic sovereignty as the logical foundation of constitutional economics |
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ERA Journal ID | 201607 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Gussen, Benjamen F. |
Journal Title | The Journal of Philosophical Economics |
Journal Citation | 7 (1), pp. 1-19 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Bucharest, Romania |
ISSN | 1843-2298 |
1844-8208 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.jpe.ro/?id=revista&p=291 |
Abstract | This paper argues that sovereignty, as envisaged by Spinoza, is the logical foundation of constitutional economics. Constitutional constructs such as sovereignty weave an evolutionary dialectic between different organizational scales (the local, national, and global). This dialectic continues to wreak havoc at the local scale, and can be interrupted only through explicit constitutional constraints on the size of jurisdictions. The paper argues for more emphasis on constitutional orders in the spirit of Spinoza’s understanding of sovereignty. This entails preference for federal polities in which sovereignty is shared between different cities rather states where once capital cities dominate. |
Keywords | constitutional economics, sovereignty, Spinoza |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified |
380399. Economic theory not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Journal of Philosophical Economics is an open access e-journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author provided acknowledgement is given to the original source of publication. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q28w9/on-the-problem-of-scale-spinozistic-sovereignty-as-the-logical-foundation-of-constitutional-economics
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