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Title

Quo vadis ? : local governance and development in South Africa post 1994 / Purshottama S. Reddy, Michiel S. de Vries, editors.

Publication

Bruxelles : Bruylant, 2015.

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Additional Authors

• International Institute of Administrative Sciences
• Reddy, P. S. (Purshottama Sivanarian), 1957-
• Vries, Michiel S. de, 1957-

Description

402 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

This book critically reviews the development of the post 1994 local government dispensation in South Africa over the past two decades, highlighting the key challenges and possible solutions in terms of improving this sphere of government.

Series Statement

Public administration today = Administration publique aujourd'hui, 2294-5970

Uniform Title

Administration publique aujourd'hui

Subject

• Administration locale > Afrique du Sud > 1990-...
• Administration publique > Gestion > Afrique du Sud > 1990-...
• Local government > South Africa
• Local government > South Africa > History
• Post-apartheid era > South Africa
• Public administration > South Africa > History
• Since 1994
• South Africa > Politics and government > 1994-
• Économie régionale > Afrique du Sud > 1990-...

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• IASIA = International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration.
• IIAS = International Institute of Administrative Sciences.
• On title page : "IASIA/IIAS"

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography (p. 341-377). Index.

Contents

Local governance and development in South Africa -- The South African local government system and the study of public administration -- Local government typical organizational structure -- Management of intergovernmental relations -- Democracy and service delivery in practice -- A historical account of local government elections and outcomes -- The increased politicisation of human resources recruitment -- Corruption needs to distinguish between facts and solutions -- Bring in the experts -- Connecting with local culture : women and traditional leadership -- Getting budgets right -- Towards solid intergovernmental relations for disaster risk reduction -- Involving SMME's -- Cooperatives and the promotion of local economic development -- Towards better monitoring and evaluation -- Towards professionalization -- Post 1994 local governance and developments in South Africa: quo vadis?

ISBN

• 9782802750031 (paperback)
• 2802750038 (paperback)

LCCN

9782802750031

OCLC

925389893

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library