What is it about?
This paper explores how the South African government explores the challenge of liberal democracy and constitutionalism visa vie the need to achieve economic development for a vastly poor citizenry.
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Why is it important?
It is one of the few academic papers examining how South Africa's vaunted constitution and liberal ethos might be an actual hindrance to it achieving economic development.
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This paper is a daring if not controversial examination of what makes South Africa post 1994 special and ask the key question do people want liberalism and constitutionalism or simply want the ability to achieve economic development.
Dr TK Pooe
North West University (Vaal Campus)
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This page is a summary of: Developmental State No Birth Right: South Africa’s Post-1994 Economic Development Story, The Law and Development Review, September 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/ldr-2017-0018.
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