Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1993. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Based on the author's dissertation--Universität Potsdam. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-327).

Thesis (master's)--Thammasat University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-111).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-208).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-153).

Doctor Legum - LLD / The adoption of the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe heralded a new era with high expectations from ordinary citizens of Zimbabwe. Among other matters, the Constitution provides for a multilevel system of government with government organised at the national, provincial and local levels. The design of this system of government is linked to the need, inter alia, to realise development, build democracy and sustain peace in Zimbabwe. Provincial and local governments are expected to play a role in the realisation of these goals. The question is whether the law and policy governing provincial and local governments in Zimbabwe enables these governments to play that role. It will be argued that the law and policy hinders the role of provincial and local governments in realising development, building democracy and sustaining peace. The national government has excessive supervisory powers over provincial and local governments which limit the minimum level of local discretion required if these lower governments are to assist in realising development, building democracy and sustaining peace. Moreover, the legal and institutional design emphasises coordinative rather than cooperative relations among governments, thereby undermining opportunities for effective multilevel governance. It will be argued that the 2013 Constitution, however, provides the foundation upon which an effective system of multilevel government can be built. Mere alignment of the legislative framework with the 2013 Constitution is nevertheless unlikely to give full effect to the non-centralised system of government envisaged by this new Constitution. What is required is the development of a policy, institutional and legislative framework that gives effect to the constitutional spirit of devolution of power and cooperative governance.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta dissertação analisa cinco instituições intergovernamentais na cooperação nuclear e científica entre Argentina e o Brasil, que em diferentes etapas evolutivas procuram o aprofundamento do diálogo entre os dois países geradores do processo de integração da América do Sul. Tais organizações encontram-se permeadas por condições econômicas, políticas e de avanço científico, de ordem interno e externo, que definimos nos termos da CEPAL, como típicas da periferia. As instituições estudadas abrangem as décadas de 1991-2011 e analisamos como na procura por uma melhor inserção internacional, elas respondem às potências do centro: por uma parte seguindo as regras impostas e por outra na busca de algum grau de independência. A pesquisa apresenta uma clara preocupação pelo desenvolvimento, que foi entendido pelas lideranças argentinas e brasileiras no âmbito da cooperação e que oferece a possibilidade de formar blocos institucionais que forneçam à região uma maior ação no sistema internacional. / This dissertation analyzes five intergovernmental institutions in the nuclear and scientific cooperation between Argentina and Brazil, which seek in different evolutionary stages deepening the dialogue between the two countries that generated the South Americas integration process. Such organizations are permeated by economic and political conditions plus scientific advancement, in internal and external order, which we define in terms of ECLAC, as typical of the periphery. The institutions studied range from 1991-2011 and we analyze how the search for a better international insertion, replay to the powers of the center: by one side, coupling to the rules they imposed and in the other, searching some kind of independence. The research presents a clear concern about development, which was understood by the Argentinian and Brazilian leaderships within the framework of cooperation that provides the possibility of forming institutional blocks that give the region greater action in the international system.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta dissertação analisa cinco instituições intergovernamentais na cooperação nuclear e científica entre Argentina e o Brasil, que em diferentes etapas evolutivas procuram o aprofundamento do diálogo entre os dois países geradores do processo de integração da América do Sul. Tais organizações encontram-se permeadas por condições econômicas, políticas e de avanço científico, de ordem interno e externo, que definimos nos termos da CEPAL, como típicas da periferia. As instituições estudadas abrangem as décadas de 1991-2011 e analisamos como na procura por uma melhor inserção internacional, elas respondem às potências do centro: por uma parte seguindo as regras impostas e por outra na busca de algum grau de independência. A pesquisa apresenta uma clara preocupação pelo desenvolvimento, que foi entendido pelas lideranças argentinas e brasileiras no âmbito da cooperação e que oferece a possibilidade de formar blocos institucionais que forneçam à região uma maior ação no sistema internacional. / This dissertation analyzes five intergovernmental institutions in the nuclear and scientific cooperation between Argentina and Brazil, which seek in different evolutionary stages deepening the dialogue between the two countries that generated the South Americas integration process. Such organizations are permeated by economic and political conditions plus scientific advancement, in internal and external order, which we define in terms of ECLAC, as typical of the periphery. The institutions studied range from 1991-2011 and we analyze how the search for a better international insertion, replay to the powers of the center: by one side, coupling to the rules they imposed and in the other, searching some kind of independence. The research presents a clear concern about development, which was understood by the Argentinian and Brazilian leaderships within the framework of cooperation that provides the possibility of forming institutional blocks that give the region greater action in the international system.

Magister Legum - LLM