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Can We Know the Status Quo?

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This brief essay discusses some of the conceptual difficulties and issues associated with defining and recognizing the status quo. These considerations cast doubt on using the status quo as a normative constraint in the formulation and application of policy.

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  1. Department of Economics, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 3806, Tempe, AZ, 85287-3806, USA

    Roger L. Faith

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Faith, R.L. Can We Know the Status Quo?. Constitutional Political Economy 15, 145–151 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:COPE.0000029640.32789.7e

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