Walter Bagehot’s Homo Oeconomicus Constitutionalism (1826-1877)

Authors

  • Javier Carlos Díaz Rico Universidad de Huelva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i21.631

Keywords:

national character, parliamentarism, check and balances, deference, political economy, representation

Abstract

During the first part of the XIX century appeared several critics to the constitutional theory of the XVIII century, with William Blackstone (1723-1780) as the major figure. The thought of a multifaceted Walter Bagehot enjoyed special significance in the eyes of the authors of the second half of the century due to his supposed scientific explanation, away from high philosophic constructions. The British Constitution is described through the incentives of the main agents: the House of Commons, public opinion, public servants, the aristocracy, the monarch. The result is an optimist vision of British institutions, which stresses the role of history.

 

Enviado el (Submission Date): 06/10/2019

Aceptado el (Acceptance Date): 2/12/2019

Author Biography

Javier Carlos Díaz Rico, Universidad de Huelva

Profesor Ayudante de Investigación

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Published

2020-01-07

Issue

No. 21 (2020): Historia Constitucional N. 21 (2020)

Section

Europe

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