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The struggle for constitutional power : law, politics, and economic development in Egypt /
For nearly three decades, scholars and policymakers have placed considerable stock in judicial reform as a panacea for the political and economic turmoil plaguing developing countries. Courts are charged with spurring economic development, safeguarding human rights, and even facilitating transitions...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For nearly three decades, scholars and policymakers have placed considerable stock in judicial reform as a panacea for the political and economic turmoil plaguing developing countries. Courts are charged with spurring economic development, safeguarding human rights, and even facilitating transitions to democracy. How realistic are these expectations, and in what political contexts can judicial reforms deliver their expected benefits? This book addresses these issues through an examination of the politics of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court, the most important experiment in constitutionalism in the Arab world. The Egyptian regime established a surprisingly independent constitutional court to address a series of economic and administrative pathologies that lie at the heart of authoritarian political systems. Although the Court helped the regime to institutionalize state functions and attract investment, it simultaneously opened new avenues through which rights advocates and opposition parties could challenge the regime. The book challenges conventional wisdom and provides insights into perennial questions concerning the barriers to institutional development, economic growth, and democracy in the developing world. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 328 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511290480 0511290489 0521876044 9780521876049 051128988X 9780511289880 9780511511202 0511511205 1107182344 9781107182349 1280917296 9781280917295 9786610917297 6610917299 0511301863 9780511301865 0511288603 9780511288609 |