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Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa
This edited collection explores how African governments have sought to decentralize power in order to enhance democratic governance. It offers a range of insightful case studies and makes a case for the usefulness of decentralization as a method of sharing power at all levels of society in Africa.
| Author(s) | Edited by Charles M. Fombad (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, University of Pretoria), Nico Steytler (South African Research Chair in Multi-level Government, Law and Policy, South African Research Chair in Multi-level Government, Law and Policy, Univer |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 672 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 10 Sept 2019 |
| Availability | Available |
This edited collection explores how African governments have sought to decentralize power in order to enhance democratic governance. It offers a range of insightful case studies and makes a case for the usefulness of decentralization as a method of sharing power at all levels of society in Africa.
Charles M. Fombad: Introduction Part I: Introductory Overview 1: Nico Steytler: The Relationship between Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa: Concepts, Conflicts, and Hypotheses 2: Yash Ghai: Ethnicity, Decentralization, and Constitutional
Charles M. Fombad is Professor of Law and leads the African Constitutional Law Unit at the Institute for International and Comparative Law at the University of Pretoria. He has taught at the University of Botswana, the University of Yaounde II, and was vi
