Reconstructing the commercial republic : constitutional design after Madison /
Elkin, Stephen L.
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-394) and index.
Thinking constitutionally in light of American aspirations -- The Madisonian commercial republic -- Flaws in the Madisonian theory -- Political regimes and political rationality -- The public interest -- A public interest politics I -- A public interest politics II -- Class and self-interest in the American commercial republic -- Thinking constitutionally about the American republic -- A modest program for republicans (with a small "r") -- Notes.
Political science
Republicanism
Public interest
Common good.