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- Constitutionalism and a Right to Effective Government?
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- Constitutionalism and a Right to Effective Government?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II What Are Constitutions For?
- 2 Resolution and Accommodation in the Good Constitution
- 3 Effective Governance and the Social Dimension of the Rule of Law
- 4 Effective Government and the Two Faces of Constitutionalism
- 5 The Right to Effective Self-Government
- Part III Positive Rights and Rights to Effective Self-Government
- Part IV The Role of Courts in Building State Capacity and Promoting Effective Self-Government While Protecting Rights
- Part V Executive and Administrative Constitutionalism in Effective Democratic Government
- Part VI Legislatures, Representation, and Duties of Effective Self-Government
- Part VII Politics, Sociology, Media, and Corruption as Contexts for Constitutionalism and Governance
- Index
4 - Effective Government and the Two Faces of Constitutionalism
from Part II - What Are Constitutions For?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2022
- Constitutionalism and a Right to Effective Government?
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- Constitutionalism and a Right to Effective Government?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II What Are Constitutions For?
- 2 Resolution and Accommodation in the Good Constitution
- 3 Effective Governance and the Social Dimension of the Rule of Law
- 4 Effective Government and the Two Faces of Constitutionalism
- 5 The Right to Effective Self-Government
- Part III Positive Rights and Rights to Effective Self-Government
- Part IV The Role of Courts in Building State Capacity and Promoting Effective Self-Government While Protecting Rights
- Part V Executive and Administrative Constitutionalism in Effective Democratic Government
- Part VI Legislatures, Representation, and Duties of Effective Self-Government
- Part VII Politics, Sociology, Media, and Corruption as Contexts for Constitutionalism and Governance
- Index
Summary
In recent years, nations around the world have fallen prey to what might be described as a crisis of ineffective government. Basic governmental functions and services, such as ensuring education, health care, and a strong economy, are deeply compromised. Not only does ineffective governance undermine the general welfare, it can also pave the way for authoritarian regimes to take hold in erstwhile democracies. In their bid for power, autocratic leaders have often capitalized on citizens’ disenchantment with governance failures. In response to the rise of authoritarianism in democratic nations, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between constitutionalist structures and democratic sustainability.
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- Constitutionalism and a Right to Effective Government? , pp. 47 - 59Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022