Constitutions: Financial Crisis Can Lead to Change

Many bemoan the fact that financial crisis and deep recession did not lead to constructive reform in most countries—at least not sufficient reform. But in Iceland it has led to attempts to rewrite the constitution for the better. Democratic government may well improve there.

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Main Author: Thorvaldur Gylfason
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10.2753/0577-5132550506
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