The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution: Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. First printing stated. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 632 pp. with index. A revolutionary retelling of American constitutional history. The work derives from the basis that oligarchy is a threat to the American republic--when too much power is concentrated in too few hands, we risk losing the "republican form of government "the Constitution requires. The authors argue that today, the courts enforce the Constitution as if it had almost nothing to do with this threat. But a commitment to prevent oligarchy once stood at the center of a robust tradition in American political and constitutional thought. reformers, legislatures ,and even judges understood that the Constitution imposes a duty on legislatures to thwart oligarchy and promote a broad distribution of wealh and political power. Fine / fine. Item #E37249
ISBN: 9780674980624
Price: $34.95