Browsing by Author "Thornhill, Christopher"

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  • The administrative burden of globalisation 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-11)
    Globalisation as a trend is an accepted phenomenon. The European Union, African Union, United Nations and its affiliates as well as sectoral and supra national structures attest to this statement. South Africa is a ...
  • The administrative effects of policy 
    Thornhill, Christopher (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2008)
    Political parties and in particular governments often emphasise the range of policies adopted during a term of office. These represent lofty ideals and contain impressive missions and goals. However, the administrative ...
  • The African state : an administrative dilemma 
    Thornhill, Christopher (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2013-09)
    Most articles and books attend to the practising of the public administration and management in countries with stable well established governments and career public offi cials. It is assumed that a government is operating ...
  • Audit committees and accountability in the South African public sector 
    Van der Nest, D.P.; Thornhill, Christopher; De Jager, J.J. (Johann) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-12)
    It is argued in this article that audit committees are key contributors to improved corporate governance in the public sector. Management in the public sector is increasingly required to ensure that an effective system ...
  • Book review : JJN Cloete's South African public administration and management 
    Thornhill, Christopher (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
    Book Review of JJN Cloete’s South African Public Administration and Management. Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers, 333 pages. Revised and updated by Prof. Chris Thornhill.
  • Community-based natural resource management : a case study of the Makuleke community 
    Thornhill, Christopher; Mello, David Mbati (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-08)
    The transformation of the Republic of South Africa as a result of the 1994 democratic elections included fundamental changes in a number of areas. One such area is the restitution of land rights which, is part of ...
  • Councillor’s role in service delivery : the case of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality 
    Thornhill, Christopher; Dlamini, K. (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-12)
    This article contributes to the debate and aims to increase policy-makers’ understanding of the dynamics of local government service delivery, with the ultimate goal of strengthening service delivery in South Africa. The ...
  • A decade of transformation : an overview 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)
    South Africa entered a totally new era with the advent of the democratic elections of April 1994. The effects were visible in the composition of the state, the departments as well as the diversification of service delivery ...
  • The domain of public administration 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-12)
    Public Administration as a discipline is traditionally associated with the domain of the public sector and the executive duties of government. Various developments during the past decades have had a marked effect on the ...
  • Effective municipal government and administration as preconditions for efficient service delivery 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-09)
    A new system of municipal government and administration has been introduced in 2000. This required new geographical, political, administrative and managerial arrangements to render municipal services within the total area ...
  • Effective political-administrative relationship for policy making and implementation 
    Thornhill, Christopher (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012-06)
    The public sector is the area within which politics is practised to its fullest extent. The political party commanding the majority in the legislature determines priorities. Political office bearers act as policy makers ...
  • Effectiveness in policy administration : the case of the LRAD programme in the North West Province of South Africa 
    Thornhill, Christopher; Matshego, M.C. (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2011-12)
    This article presents the challenges of administering the Land Redistribution and Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme in the North West Province of South Africa. The LRAD, which was launched in August 2001, is a ...
  • The executive mayor/municipal manager interface 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-12)
    The introduction of the current system of local government and administration has resulted in the transformation of the political and the administrative systems of municipalities. The transformation is most obvious in ...
  • The functioning of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the primary characteristics of the member states 
    Thornhill, Christopher; Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2002-09)
    The article describes the formation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and reflects on the structure and value of the institution within the region. The concept of intergovernmental relations (IGR) is ...
  • Globalisation : administrative effects for Africa 
    Thornhill, Christopher (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2007)
    Globalisation is an accepted phenomenon in most if not all, states in the contemporary world. States are influenced by their membership of international bodies, e.q. the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation ...
  • The grant system of financing the South African local government sphere : can sustainable local government be promoted? 
    Oosthuizen, M.; Thornhill, Christopher (Sage, 2017-08)
    Local government is considered to be government closest to the people. It is usually the third level or sphere of government in most countries. South Africa is divided into three spheres (not levels). Each sphere is ...
  • Impact evaluation as a reform mechanism, to assess performance of Gauteng’s metropolitan municipalities in delivering basic services : a case of Millennium Development Goals 
    Maepa, Kgosi Lucas; Thornhill, Christopher (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2015-12)
    Metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng Province of South Africa are responsible for more than nine million inhabitants. This implies that they are the largest providers of municipal services to the inhabitants of the ...
  • Institutional factors influencing the performance of local governments in monitoring the implementation of decentralisation : the case of Uganda 
    Bwengye, Stephen G.; Thornhill, Christopher (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2015-03)
    Implementing decentralisation policy reforms by local governments (LGs) in Uganda have been assigned an important role in the implementation of the policy. One such role is the monitoring of decentralisation programmes ...
  • Intergovernmental relations : the case of co-operative local government 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2009-10)
    Most contemporary states have multiple levels or spheres of government to provide services to their diverse communities. The local government sphere/level is a creation of each state and its functions and powers are ...
  • Municipal government : acknowledging democratic imperatives 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2004-11)
    Since the new democratically elected national government assumed power in 1994 all systems of government and administration on all spheres in South Africa had been reconsidered. Every process, procedure and structure ...