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• catalog abstract "Constitutional Options for a Democratic South Africa describes the unjust South African political and judicial apartheid system that exploited black South Africans. Ziyad Motala emphasizes the importance of a constitution and state system that would not only ameliorate the enormous inequalities generated by colonialism and apartheid but also ensure equal democratic rights and protection to all citizens in the post-apartheid South Africa. He carefully examines and compares the political outcomes of post-independent African states adopting (1) the Western liberal federal state, (2) the Soviet-inspired Marxist unitary state, or (3) the locally inspired one-party African socialist state. Motala weighs the relative merits of these state structures for dealing with the complex of democracy, socioeconomic development, and national unity in multiethnic states. He contends that the constitutions and state practices employed thus far by African states have not facilitated political and socioeconomic development, and recommends different constitutional and state options for South Africa.".
• catalog contributor b5990999.
• catalog coverage "Africa Politics and government 1960-".
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Origins of Liberal Constitutions -- 3. Democracy: Meaning and Interpretation -- 4. State Organization and Federalism in Africa -- 5. Western Constitutional Models and Government in Africa -- 6. South African Constitutions and Government -- 7. Federalism and Liberal Constitutions in African States -- 8. The Soviet Constitutional Model and African Marxist States -- 9. African Socialism and One-Party States -- 10. South African Political Organizations -- 11. The Constitution and Judicial Review -- 12. Conclusion: Constitutional Options for South Africa.".
• catalog description "Constitutional Options for a Democratic South Africa describes the unjust South African political and judicial apartheid system that exploited black South Africans. Ziyad Motala emphasizes the importance of a constitution and state system that would not only ameliorate the enormous inequalities generated by colonialism and apartheid but also ensure equal democratic rights and protection to all citizens in the post-apartheid South Africa. He carefully examines and compares the political outcomes of post-independent African states adopting (1) the Western liberal federal state, (2) the Soviet-inspired Marxist unitary state, or (3) the locally inspired one-party African socialist state. Motala weighs the relative merits of these state structures for dealing with the complex of democracy, socioeconomic development, and national unity in multiethnic states.".
• catalog description "He contends that the constitutions and state practices employed thus far by African states have not facilitated political and socioeconomic development, and recommends different constitutional and state options for South Africa.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-268) and index.".
• catalog extent "vii, 276 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Constitutional options for a democratic South Africa.".
• catalog identifier "0882581805 (alk. paper) :".
• catalog identifier "0882581872 (alk. paper) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Constitutional options for a democratic South Africa.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Howard University Press,".
• catalog relation "Constitutional options for a democratic South Africa.".
• catalog spatial "Africa Politics and government 1960-".
• catalog spatial "South Africa.".
• catalog subject "342.68 346.802 20".
• catalog subject "Comparative government.".
• catalog subject "Constitutional law South Africa.".
• catalog subject "Democratic centralism South Africa.".
• catalog subject "Federal government South Africa.".
• catalog subject "JQ1872 .M69 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Origins of Liberal Constitutions -- 3. Democracy: Meaning and Interpretation -- 4. State Organization and Federalism in Africa -- 5. Western Constitutional Models and Government in Africa -- 6. South African Constitutions and Government -- 7. Federalism and Liberal Constitutions in African States -- 8. The Soviet Constitutional Model and African Marxist States -- 9. African Socialism and One-Party States -- 10. South African Political Organizations -- 11. The Constitution and Judicial Review -- 12. Conclusion: Constitutional Options for South Africa.".
• catalog title "Constitutional options for a democratic South Africa : a comparative perspective / Ziyad Motala.".
• catalog type "text".