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The Faustian Bargain: Power-Sharing, Constitutions, and the Practice of Polycentricity in Governance

Tarko, Vlad, Schlager, Edella, Lutter, Mark·2019·Governing Complexity
DOI 10.1017/9781108325721.011
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Constitution-making involves a 'Faustian bargain' in which individuals and smaller communities give up some of their autonomy for the sake of the benefits brought by larger-scale societies. Transitioning from small-scale quasi-egalitarian societies towards a complex, but more hierarchical, political system makes possible collective action and the provision of public goods at much larger scales, including defence, establishing larger common markets, and basic infrastructure. After introducing the concept of the 'Faustian' bargain, the chapter explains how constitutive rules create such bargains. We turn to the role of monitoring, conflict resolution, and sanctioning as means of building commitments to constitutions, providing for stability and flexibility. The chapter illustrates these relationships using two cases of constitution-making: the multi-level governance of New York City watersheds, and post-conflict situations in which leaders of different ethnic groups come to agreement.

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Authors
Tarko, V., Schlager, E., & Lutter, M.
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Governing Complexity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2019-09-30
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219-236
DOI
10.1017/9781108325721.011
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W2974477156
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414
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2024: 3 · 2020: 1
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2.51
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  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Legal and Constitutional Studies
Keywords
constitutional drafting, pact with the devil, constitutional rules, collective action, public goods provision, state building, monitoring, conflict resolution, sanctioning, multi-level governance, New York City watershed, post-conflict reconciliation, small-scale societies, political hierarchy

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