State capture is one reason why representative democracy may fail to serve the needs and interests of the people. Constitutional INSIGHTS No. 10 sets out the indicators of state capture and identifies ways that constitutions, citizens and international actors can protect against state capture and address it when it occurs.

Details

Publication date
27 May 2025
Language(s)
English
Author(s)
Cheryl Saunders and Katrina Malone
Number of pages
16
Co-Publisher(s)
Constitution Transformation Network
ISBN
978-91-7671-936-7 (PDF)

Contents

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

1. WHAT IS STATE CAPTURE?

2. WHAT ARE THE INDICATORS OF STATE CAPTURE?

3. CAN CONSTITUTIONS PROTECT AGAINST STATE CAPTURE?

4. WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE DO IN THE FACE OF STATE CAPTURE?

5. CAN INTERNATIONAL ACTION BE HELPFUL?

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ABOUT THIS SERIES

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL IDEA

ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION TRANSFORMATION NETWORK

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State Capture: How to Recognize and React to it

Constitutional INSIGHT No. 10
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