Edited by Stefan Voigt, Director, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany and Hans-Jürgen Wagener, Professor of Economics, Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies, Europa-University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

'Studies such as these, which allow a better understanding of the relationship between law and economics deserve to be widely welcomed.'

• Contents: Preface Introduction 1. What Belongs in a Constitution? 2. Comment by Horst Hegmann 3. On the Relationship Between State and Economy in Transformation 4. Comment by Mark Oelmann 5. The Demand for Constitutional Law 6. Comment by Ivan Baron Adamovich 7. Some Remarks on the Separation of Powers in the Polish Constitution 8. Invisible Contexts, Invisible Constraints. The Limits of the Normative Explanation of Constitutional Change 9. Market-making as State-making. Constitutions and Economic Development in Post-communist Eastern Europe 10. Comment by Claus Offe 11. Are ‘Western’ Constitutions Relevant to Anything Other than the Countries they Serve? 12. Comment by Stephan Panther 13. On Implicit Constitutional Change 14. Comment by Frank Bönker 15. On the Delegation of Powers – with Special Emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe 16. Comment by Gerard C. Rowe 17. Constitutionalism Beyond the Nation State 18. Comment by Anne van Aaken 19. Constitutions in Transition Index

Edited by Stefan Voigt, Director, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany and Hans-Jürgen Wagener, Professor of Economics, Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies, Europa-University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

'Studies such as these, which allow a better understanding of the relationship between law and economics deserve to be widely welcomed.'

• Contents: Preface Introduction 1. What Belongs in a Constitution? 2. Comment by Horst Hegmann 3. On the Relationship Between State and Economy in Transformation 4. Comment by Mark Oelmann 5. The Demand for Constitutional Law 6. Comment by Ivan Baron Adamovich 7. Some Remarks on the Separation of Powers in the Polish Constitution 8. Invisible Contexts, Invisible Constraints. The Limits of the Normative Explanation of Constitutional Change 9. Market-making as State-making. Constitutions and Economic Development in Post-communist Eastern Europe 10. Comment by Claus Offe 11. Are ‘Western’ Constitutions Relevant to Anything Other than the Countries they Serve? 12. Comment by Stephan Panther 13. On Implicit Constitutional Change 14. Comment by Frank Bönker 15. On the Delegation of Powers – with Special Emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe 16. Comment by Gerard C. Rowe 17. Constitutionalism Beyond the Nation State 18. Comment by Anne van Aaken 19. Constitutions in Transition Index

Edited by Stefan Voigt, Director, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany and Hans-Jürgen Wagener, Professor of Economics, Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies, Europa-University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

'Studies such as these, which allow a better understanding of the relationship between law and economics deserve to be widely welcomed.'

• Contents: Preface Introduction 1. What Belongs in a Constitution? 2. Comment by Horst Hegmann 3. On the Relationship Between State and Economy in Transformation 4. Comment by Mark Oelmann 5. The Demand for Constitutional Law 6. Comment by Ivan Baron Adamovich 7. Some Remarks on the Separation of Powers in the Polish Constitution 8. Invisible Contexts, Invisible Constraints. The Limits of the Normative Explanation of Constitutional Change 9. Market-making as State-making. Constitutions and Economic Development in Post-communist Eastern Europe 10. Comment by Claus Offe 11. Are ‘Western’ Constitutions Relevant to Anything Other than the Countries they Serve? 12. Comment by Stephan Panther 13. On Implicit Constitutional Change 14. Comment by Frank Bönker 15. On the Delegation of Powers – with Special Emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe 16. Comment by Gerard C. Rowe 17. Constitutionalism Beyond the Nation State 18. Comment by Anne van Aaken 19. Constitutions in Transition Index