Abstract

PIETERSE, M. Corporate Power, Human Rights and Urban Governance in South African Cities. PER [online]. 2022, vol.25, n.1, pp.1-36. ISSN 1727-3781.  https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2022/v25i0a13004.

This article is concerned with the extent to which corporations involved in governing South African cities and towns are bound to the developmental objectives and socio-economic rights that urban governance efforts are constitutionally required to pursue. It considers the constitutional powers of local government over such non-state actors, evaluates their co-option and accountability in terms of local government legislation and discusses the evolution of their residual "horizontal" constitutional responsibilities.

Keywords : Corporations; urban governance; local government; socioeconomic rights; horizontal application; municipal systems.

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