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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"state capture"”.
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Multinational corporations: friends or foes of peace? Multinational corporations and state capture in Colombia
… chapter develops a theoretical framework of state capture and its potential effects on conflict and is organised into six sections. The first section, explores different elements to shape a definition of state capture; section two elucidates the main actors involved in the state capture …
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Lessons for parliament emanating from the state capture commission report: towards a reformed parliamentary oversight and accountability model
… to the highest office in the land in 2009 – State Capture. The paper does this by looking at the regulatory architecture of parliamentary oversight in terms of South Africa's constitutional scheme. This paper argues unchangingly that the Constitution, together with the Rules of Parliament, …
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More than a ‘culture of justification': evaluating the content and importance of parliament's accountability and oversight functions in a time of state capture
… of government. Corruption and, specifically state capture phenomenon, are not exempt from these constitutional prescripts. This research suggests that corruption must be understood against the constitutional framework and in particular against the requirements of accountability and oversight.
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Executive interference and the erosion of the rule of law: a comparative study of the prosecution of official corruption offences in Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States of America
… erosion in Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States of America through a comparative doctrinal study, analysing how constitutional sociology, political economy, cultural politics, and political cultures shape interference. Three hypotheses guide the research: in Nigeria, centralised control …
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Corruption and political marketing: a game theoretical approach
… i) an ill suited punishing scheme may increase state capture corruption; ii) the more educated the politician’s constituency is, the less lenient to corruption she will be; and iii) the more sensitive to marginal increases in corruption the punishing structure is, the smaller both players’ …
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Explaining the rise of Populism in Hungary since 2010: The analytic power of anti-establishment theory
… an outbreak of populism, and the effects of state capture. The anti-establishment theory can be more analytically robust by incorporating these omitted factors.
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Two paths to nationhood : explaining the goals of ethnic rebellions
… take over, rather than separate from, existing states. Incorporating theories of nationalism and collective action, this dissertation offers an explanation for why ethnic rebellions take on different goals. The theory posits that popular grievances against the state concerning the legitimate …
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An inductive analysis of ESG practices and assumptions of materiality amongst South African asset managers
… burdened by the overhang of apartheid and recent state capture, and desperately trying to balance economic growth with well-being of all stakeholders. This has opened the door for ESG practices to provide holistic solutions for both society and business. This is made particularly relevant by …
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Performance assessment of capture zones generated by PV-powered pump and treat systems
… of contaminants is accomplished by generating capture zones through pumping of groundwater. An appropriate delineation of capture zones is necessary to design an effective P&T system. P&T systems conventionally operate continuously to achieve steady-state capture zones, which require …
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The unlawfulness of the African National Congress' cadre deployment policy in its affect on an efficient administration: is an administration loyal to the ANC compromising service delivery in South Africa?
… from the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, and reports of the Auditor-General. The analysis points to the susceptibility of the policy to private influence. Furthermore, it is evidenced that the policy's preference for party loyalists over persons most fit for purpose leads to …
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The unlawfulness of the African National Congress' cadre deployment policy in its affect on an efficient administration: is an administration loyal to the ANC compromising service delivery in South Africa?
… from the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, and reports of the Auditor-General. The analysis points to the susceptibility of the policy to private influence. Furthermore, it is evidenced that the policy's preference for party loyalists over persons most fit for purpose leads to …
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Fiscal and institutional factors and taxpayer culture as explanations for the 2018 VAT increase in South Africa
The 2018 Value Added Tax (VAT) rate increase in South Africa is a significant event in that it was the first time since the advent of democracy in South Africa (1994) that the VAT rate had been raised. Located within the discipline of fiscal sociology, this study emphasises the developmental …
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Strengthening parliament as an effective oversight body: the role of ethical political leadership
… (Act 108 of 1996). The National Development Plan states that in building a capable developmental state, strong ethical leadership in institutions is required to address South Africa's challenges. Unethical conduct by Members of Parliament (MPs) in recent years has impacted trust in Parliament …
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Natural Resource Conflict and Socioenvironmental Resistance in Arctic States: Assessing Domestic Risks to Circumpolar Security
… that developed Arctic nations possess sufficient state capacity to overcome risks of domestic conflict and unrest posed by regional development and environmental change. Arctic policy correspondingly focuses on natural resource competition, disputes, and conflict at the international level. The …
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Transnational security challenges and statehood in Africa: A case study of drug trafficking in Ghana
… as a transnational security challenge to statehood in Africa. Following a thorough analysis of available quantitative and qualitative data collected from multiple primary and secondary sources, the study establishes the centrality of state weaknesses in the cause-effect relationships …
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Apologising for organisational misconduct: the journey towards stakeholder reconciliation
… of multinational organisations implicated in state capture-related corruption in South Africa during the period 2012-16. My questions seek to describe different organisational apology journeys in response to misconduct, explain why these journeys might produce different levels of stakeholder …
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The influence of the Washington Consensus programme on the transitional economies of Eastern Europe – a firm level micro economic analysis.
… into three identifiable groups (the new member states of the European Union; the Balkans; the Commonwealth of Independent States). These countries are at different levels of transition but have adopted all or some elements of the WC programme. The internalisation of the WC paradigm by the …
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What is the role of the Constitutional Court in Safe-guarding the separation of powers in a dominant party democracy?
… features, such as the blurring of boundaries of state and party, and the capturing of important institutions. In South Africa, it is specifically the capture of various independent institutions (state capture) by a dominant party and the placing of its members into these institutions to remove …
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Enforceable accountability: a corporate governance mirage for South African state-owned companies
… and financial shortcomings of South African State-Owned Companies (‘SOCs') which is shown to primarily stem from a lack of enforceable accountability. The resolution of this accountability issue begins with the identification of SOCs. An analysis is undertaken of the predominant statutes with …