Browsing Research Articles - Dullah Omar Institute 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 ...

    • 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. ...