Abstract
The work focuses on precommitment strategies, referring to constitutionalism in particular, and claims the following: (i) in terms of behavioral strategies, precommitment is generally stronger than nudging, as it helps people achieve their goals in situations where nudging is much less effective; (ii) constitutional precommitment operates on other-regarding preferences; (iii) it is a lesser-evil choice; (iv) it is a paternalist strategy because it binds not only present but also future agents; (v) it is more a form of control, of braking normative production, than an impulse to the achievement of social goals, despite the fact that it operates through social coordination.