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African Journal of Public Affairs Volume 5, Number 2 (2012)
Recent Submissions
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
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Hofisi, C.; Mago, S.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
Compensation administration in a highly inflationary environment has proved to
be a major challenge to most organisations. While employees need reasonable
amounts of disposable income on their side, organisations need ...
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Naidoo, Goonasagree
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
Corruption is recognised as a major hindrance to good governance in the South
African (SA) public sector. The government has prompted the public sector to
focus on anti-corruption measures as part of their mechanisms to ...
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Nambalirwa, S.; Sindane, A.M.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
Based on empirical research, it is apparent that frameworks of good governance exist in Uganda, i.e. effective participation observed in the decentralisation policy, accountability and transparency promoted through the ...
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Pillay, P.; Sayeed, C.M.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 contains clear guidelines
within which government has to determine its policies and how the administration
of the public sector has to be conducted. South Africa, ...
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Raga, K.; Taylor, J.D.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
This article investigates human resource issues in the decentralised districts of
Nakaseke and Wakiso in Uganda and the manner in which they pose a challenge to
service delivery in local government. The article argues ...
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Vyas-Doorgapersad, Shikha
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
During the past two decades both developed and developing countries are
delegating responsibilities to lower-level governments as a component of public
service reforms. The earlier reforms emphasised decentralisation as ...
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McLaren, Linde; Heath, Ernest Thomas
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
Rural tourism routes have the potential to contribute to poverty alleviation by
channelling tourism to poor rural areas. Although tourism is essentially a private
sector economic activity, the public sector is a key ...
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Kuye, Jerry O.; Ajam, Tania
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
The Constitution of South Africa, with its progressive realisation of justiciable socio-economic rights, is fundamentally transformative, and places a number of stringent requirements on the public finance management system ...
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Nhede, Norman Tafirenyika
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
The late Professor Eliphas Mukonoweshuro, who had a passion for good
governance, made a vital contribution to public administration in Zimbabwe.
The new political dispensation after independence triggered the expansion ...
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Kuye, Jerry O.; Shuping, M.C.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
Most of the best-known models of leadership have been developed in the Western
industrial contexts, particularly in the United State where the dictum that there
is one best way has influenced the thinking around leadership ...
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Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Reutener, Marcel
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
The main objective of this article is to argue the value of public participation in
budgetary process to advance the delivery of public services. Various authors have
written about participatory budgeting and some of ...
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Koma, Samuel Bogalebjapoo
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
This article presents an overview of the historical foundation and evolution of the system of local government and the notion of developmental local government in South Africa. This analysis covers the period prior to and ...
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Mthethwa, R.M.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
Implementing any policy or making an intervention faces a range of challenges,
especially for those endeavouring to benefit the poorest social groups. Policies are
influenced by the contexts in which they are developed ...