City, state : constitutionalism and the megacity / Ran Hirschl.

"More than half the world's population lives in cities; by 2050, it will be more than 75%. Cities are often the economic, cultural, and political drivers of states, and of globalization more generally. Yet, constitutionally-speaking, there has been little to no consideration of cities (and...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Hirschl, Ran (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:Oxford comparative constitutionalism.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : an Urban Era
  • The Sound of Constitutional Silence
  • The Metropolis in "Old World" Constitutional Law
  • Constitutional Innovation in Governing the Metropolis : Law, Economic, Politics
  • Attempts at City Self-Empowerment
  • Rethinking City Constitutional Status.