Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Powell, Derek"
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Constitution-Building in Africa
de Visser, Jaap; Steytler, Nico; Powell, Derek; Durojaye, Ebenezer (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2015)The process towards the adoption of a constitution is determined by the context in which the constitution is written. It navigates such issues as political engagement, keeping politically agreed timelines, ensuring the ... -
The impact of the global financial crisis on decentralized government in South Africa
Steytler, Nico; Powell, Derek (L'europe En Formation, 2010)Th e global fi nancial crisis has had a severe impact on South Africa.1 Th e economy went into recession in 2008/09 for the fi rst time in 17 years. Nearly a million jobs were lost in 2009 alone. Growth has resumed, but ... -
Imperfect transition – local government reform in South Africa 1994-2012
Powell, Derek (SUN Press, 2012)Local government is a mirror of the larger political and economic forces, cleavages and problems that are shaping South African society. It is these deeper fault lines in society, rather than the Zuma government’s ... -
The role of constitution making and institution building in furthering peace, justice and development: South Africa’s democratic transition
Powell, Derek (Oxford University Press, 2010)The international community accepts that peace, justice and development are indivisible properties of human freedom and thus wants a more coordinated approach to post conflict recovery. Today, transitions to democracy are ... -
State formation after civil war: Local government in national peace transitions
Powell, Derek (Taylor & Francis group, 2016)State formation after civil war offers a new model for studying the formation of the state in a national peace transition as an integrated national phenomenon. Current models of peacebuilding and state building limit that ... -
The withholding of rates and taxes in five local municipalities
Powell, Derek; May, Annette; Ntliziywana, Phindile (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)The Community Law Centre, in partnership with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and SALGA, recently completed a research project on the phenomenon of rates withholding in five South African municipalities. ...