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Making institutions work in South Africa
Title
Making institutions work in South Africa / edited by Daniel Plaatjies.
ISBN
9781928246367
1928246362
Publication
Cape Town : Best Red, an imprint of HSRC Press, 2021.
Distribution
[Boulder] : Lynne Rienner, 2021.
Physical Description
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
Making Institutions Work recognises that institutions are the pillars of a constitutional democracy; they evolve throught the actions of persons; and as organisations they form structures of dynamic, shared social patterns of behaviour. The book offers interdisciplinary critical commentary by scholars, analysts and experts regarding strategic thinking, structural and functional impediments and facilitators to institutions.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 11, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Judge Dennis Davies
Institutions: Nexus Between Society, Markets, and the State / Daniel Plaatjies
Trust in South African Institutions: The Role of Leadership as Primary Trust-Building Institution / Erwin Schwella
Independent Oversight Bodies: Lessons From Fiscal, Productivity and Regulatory Institutions / Sean Dougherty, Andrea Renda, and Lisa von Trapp
Governance in Representative Democracies: Attitudes to Technocratic versus Democratic Governments / Luiz De Mello
Economic Institutions and the Frustration of Economic Policy / Neva Seidman Makgetla
Institutional Analysis of the Prospects of a Social Compact for Growth, Employment, and Equity in South Africa / Kenneth Creamer
The Department as Institution: The National Treasury and Its Institutional Role / Steven Friedman
Separation of Powers and the Dangers of Judicial Underreach / Michael Cosser, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Gary Pienaar
Legal Aid SA: A Successful Post-Apartheid Institution Supporting the Rule of Law / Jonathan Klaaren
Rebuilding SOEs: Institutional, Organizational, and Governance Reforms Necessary for Success / Mohamed Adam
From Bewysburo to the Biometric State: A Critique of Migration Institutions and Policies in South Africa / Rachel Adams, Stephen Rule, and Temba Masilela.
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