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Blood, Baath and Beyond: the Constitutional Dilemma of Iraq

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The constitutional choice facing Iraq is addressed by drawing upon insights from public choice theory and constitutional economics. Whether the one or the other constitutional framework is adopted may potentially have important long-term consequences for the country and the region. The U.S. administration's decision to revise its initial strategy, so as now to proceed with elections before putting a constitutional framework in place seems to get things wrong and is potentially a recipe for long-term disaster.

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  • Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, 2004. "Blood, Baath and Beyond: the Constitutional Dilemma of Iraq," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 119(1_2), pages 13-30, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:119:y:2004:i:1_2:p:13-30
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    1. Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, 2012. "Modeling constitutional choice: reflections on The Calculus of Consent 50 years on," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 152(3), pages 407-413, September.
    2. Coyne, Christopher J. & Boettke, Peter J., 2009. "The problem of credible commitment in reconstruction," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(1), pages 1-23, April.
    3. Powell, Benjamin & Wilson, Bart J., 2008. "An experimental investigation of Hobbesian jungles," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 66(3-4), pages 669-686, June.

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