Political bargaining among political elites often creates tensions that cause informal decision-making norms to break away from their original constitutional moorings. Government fiscal crises are an illuminating example of this dysfunctional dynamic.
Constitutional Drift and Political Dysfunction
Underappreciated Maladies of the Political Commons
By Alexander William Salter
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