Research Catalog

Title

Constitutionalism and the economy in Africa / edited by Charles M. Fombad and Nico Steytler.

Publication

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

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Additional Authors

• Fombad, Charles Manga
• Steytler, N. C.

Description

xxii, 442 pages; 26 cm.

Summary

"Despite expectations that the celebrated second wave of constitutional democracy in the 1990s would facilitate economic development, Africa remains the continent with the highest level of poverty in the world. The fight against poverty hinges on a vibrant economy that creates jobs and income by generating enough revenue to enable the state to take pro-development measures. However, instead of the economic benefits that were supposed to accrue from the constitutional reforms of the last three decades (including entrenching a market economy), African economies remain weak, a situation that has been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. By focusing on the relationship between constitutionalism and economic growth in Africa, this volume addresses five questions: (1) In the constitutional reforms of the 1990s and thereafter, did constitutions also reflect the shift towards a market economy, and if so, in what manner? (2) Given that agriculture and extractive industries are the main sources of state revenue in many African economies, how are matters of land and other natural resources dealt with constitutionally? (3) Where the market economy is captured in a constitution, what is the state's relationship to that economy: interventionist or laissez-faire, or somewhere in between? Have constitutions also established a 'social' state that provides its citizens with the basic elements of a dignified life? (4) In the process of constitution-making and implementation concerning the economy, what impact has globalization had on constitutionalism and economic growth in Africa? (5) Finally, how has the relationship between constitutionalism and economic growth played out in practice? Is there a symbiotic relationship? Has constitutionalism led (or may do so) to greater economic prosperity? Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa offers a range of comprehensive arguments and case studies that will be of interest and use to academics, post-graduate students, judges, lawyers, economists, and policy makers involved in the economic role of the State, the impact of globalization, and the constitutional foundations for land and natural resources exploitation"--

Series Statement

Stellenbosch handbooks in African constitutional law

Subject

• Since 1960
• Constitutional law > Africa
• Public law > Africa
• Administrative law > Africa
• Constitutional law
• Economic history
• Politics and government
• Law
• Public law
• Administrative law
• Economic conditions
• Africa > Economic conditions > 21st century
• Africa > Politics and government > 1960-
• Africa

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Keynote address / Trevor Manuel -- Overview / Nico Steytler and Charles M Fombad -- I. Concepts and context -- 1. Constitutionalism and the economy : concepts and questions / Nico Steytler -- 2. Relationships between the economy and constitutionalism in Sub-Saharan Africa / Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu -- 3. Constitutional law and the economy : comparing liberal market orders / Stephan FH Ollick -- II. Constitutionalizing a market economy -- 4. Comparative overview of measures and devices to shape the economy in some modern African constitutions / Charles M Fombad - 5. The unravelling of the constitution, economy, and constitutionalism in South Africa / Nico Steytler -- III. The constitutional framework for land and natural resources -- 6. Protecting the land, protecting the resources : a comparative assessment of constitutional protections in Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan / John Hursh -- 7. The political economy of post-colonial constitutionalism in Southern Africa / Heinz Klug -- 8. Land, conflict, and the economy : the role of the constitution in addressing the land issue in post-independence Zimbabwe / Makanatsa Makonese -- 9. Custodial resource holding as an expression of constitutional and economic intent in Africa / Hanri Mostert -- 10. Namibia's resource-based economy : protection versus exploitation of nature / Henning Melber -- IV. The constitutional framework for the state's role in the economy -- 11. The new economic empire of the Egyptian military : a lesson in blurred lines and constitutional transgression / Sherif Elgebeily -- 12. Determining the jurisdiction of regional states in promoting investment in Ethiopia : a constitutional and practical inventory / Solomon Negussie -- V. Impact of globalization on the economy and constitutionalism -- 13. Taming the spectre of unsustainable public debt in Africa : a heightened role for constitutions / Adem Kassie Abebe -- 14. The turn to global constitutionalism at the WTO and its impact on African constitutionalism / Eva Maria Belser -- VI. General conclusion -- 15. Constitutionalizing the market economy and the quest for constitutionalism / Nico Steytler -- Index.

Call Number

Sc F 23-386

ISBN

• 9780192886439
• 0192886436

LCCN

2022941526

OCLC

1336954544

Title

Constitutionalism and the economy in Africa / edited by Charles M. Fombad and Nico Steytler.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Stellenbosch handbooks in African constitutional law

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

Since 1960

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Fombad, Charles Manga, editor.

Steytler, N. C., editor.

Research Call Number

Sc F 23-386