Decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa / edited by Charles M. Fombad and Nico Steytler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fombad, Charles Manga, editor.

Steytler, N. C., editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Stellenbosch handbooks in African constitutional law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Africa.

Decentralization in government.

Democracy--Africa.

Democracy.

Africa--Politics and government.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvii, 620 pages.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Decentralization and constitutionalism in Africa

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

PART I: INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW; 1 The Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa: Concepts, Conflicts, and Hypotheses; 2 Ethnicity, Decentralisation, and Constitutionalism: A Comparative Perspective; 3 Regional and Continental Frameworks for Decentralisation in Africa: The African Charter on Decentralisation; PART II: FEDERAL AND HYBRID FEDERAL SYSTEMS IN AFRICA4 Constitutional Infidelity and Federalism in Nigeria5 A Federation without Federal Credentials: The Story of Federalism in a Dominant-​party State; 6 The Dynamic Relationship between Devolution and Constitutionalism in South Africa; 7 Regionalism under the Congolese Constitution of 18 February 2006: Progress and Challenges; 8 Implementation of Devolution under Kenya's 2010 Constitution: Political Resistance and the Struggle for the Ideals of Constitutionalism; 9 Constitutionalism: The Missing Element in South Sudan's Elusive Quest for Peace through Federalism? PART III: DECENTRALISATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND CONSTITUTIONALISM 10 Constitutionalisation of Local and Regional Government in Lesotho, South Africa, and Uganda; 11 Decentralisation for Participatory Governance under Ghana's 1992 Constitution: The Rhetoric and the Reality; 12 Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Zimbabwe: Can the Leviathan be Tamed?; 13 Cameroon and the Anomalies of Decentralisation with a Centralist Mindset; 14 Decentralised Territorial Entities and Promotion of Local Governance under the Constitution of 18 February 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 15 The Concept and Implementation of 'Gradual Decentralisation' in Mozambique 16 Progress and Pitfalls in Constitutional Reform: Decentralisation in the Wake of the Arab Spring in Egypt and Tunisia; 17 Sub-​national Constitutional Autonomy, Local Government, and Constitutionalism in Ethiopia; PART IV: TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND DECENTRALISATION; 18 Constitutionalisation of Traditional Authorities and the Decentralisation of Governance: Anglophone and Francophone Africa Compared 19 Mapping Traditional Leadership and Authority in Post-​Apartheid South Africa: Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Traditional Governance 20 The Tinkhundla Decentralisation System: Is this a Blend of Traditional and Modern State Governance that Works?; PART V: GENERAL CONCLUSION; 21 The Symbiotic Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa.

ISBN:

9780192585042 (electronic bk.)

0192585045 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99992358106

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.