Abstract

GINSBURG, TOM. "The Economy, Stupid": Notes on a Continuing Conversation. Rev. Derecho Estado [online]. 2021, n.49, pp.15-33.  Epub Sep 25, 2021. ISSN 0122-9893.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01229893.n49.03.

Roberto Gargarella has always placed distribution of access to political and economic power at the center of the analysis. This article focuses on his argument that participation might be able to improve material inequality. It argues that inequality can be confronted directly or indirectly, and that sometimes, participation is not the best mechanism for addressing inequality. The article draws on case studies from Japan and the Philippines to illustrate its argument.

Keywords : Latin America; constitutions; comparative constitutional law; participation; Japan; Philippines.

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