The Pitfalls of Constitution-­‐making in Tanzania: The Lessons so far

The Pitfalls of Constitution-‐making in Tanzania: The Lessons so far

dc.contributor.author	Shivji, Issa G.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-14T18:32:13Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-14T18:32:13Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11
dc.description.abstract	Big claims are made for the constitution. When it suits them, politicians in power use it as an excuse to divert attention from bigger issues. Politicians wanting to get into power use it as a mobilizing stratagem. Activists in NGOs use it to advance their advocacy work for human rights, gender rights, land rights, disabled rights, women’s rights, children’s rights, cultural rights, consumer rights, and a host of other rights. Political scientists and constitutional lawyers use it to propagate liberal democracy, multipartism, good governance, transparency, accountability, rule of law and legalism which they have picked up from their textbooks and consultancy clients such as the World Bank, USAID, DfID, donors and Foundations. Radical nationalists, a species that is fast disappearing, use it to assert national identity.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2050
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Dar es Salaam	en_US
dc.subject	constitution-making	en_US
dc.subject	Tanzania	en_US
dc.title	The Pitfalls of Constitution-‐making in Tanzania: The Lessons so far	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US