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7 - Chain of Legitimacy

Constitution Making in Iceland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2018

Jon Elster
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York
Roberto Gargarella
Affiliation:
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires
Vatsal Naresh
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Bjørn Erik Rasch
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
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