African Journal of Public Affairs Volume 8, Number 1 (2015)
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2024-03-23T17:16:40ZFront matter, African Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 8, Number 1
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Front matter, African Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 8, Number 1
Cover, table of contents, rights information, manuscript specifications and editorial message.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZPromoting cooperative governance in India : the case of protection and promotion of human rights
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Promoting cooperative governance in India : the case of protection and promotion of human rights
Begum, S.M.
The responsibility for the enforcement of the human rights laws in India lies on
the shoulders of a number of executive and judicial authorities located at various
levels of governments in the country. Indeed, the whole gamut of the human rights
laws need to be put into practice both by the individuals on the one hand and
the governmental agencies on the other. However, given the federal structure of
governance in the country, the responsibility for the protection and promotion
of human rights has been dovetailed into the various agencies functioning at the
central, state and the local levels. But in the routine politico-administrative set up
of the country, the judiciary has been assigned the task of hearing the complaints
of the violation of human rights and providing relief to the people through judicial
pronouncements. In this respect, while Article 32 of the Constitution of India
empowers the Supreme Court, the high courts draw their authority from Article
226 of the Indian Constitution. Thus, while at the apex of the administrative
structure an exclusive Human Rights Cell has been set up in the Union Ministry of
Home Affairs in 1993 to coordinate and implement the policies and programmes
on human rights. The Supreme Court stands at the apex of the judicial system
of the country for protecting the human rights of the people from violations on
the part of both the individuals as well as the state agencies. In 1993, with the
creation of the National Human Rights Commission at the Centre and the State
Human Rights Commissions in various states, the governance of human rights in
India gained a new dimension in which cooperative governance become sine quo
non for protection and promotion of the human rights in the country. This article
analyses the promotion of cooperative governance in India drawing on the case of
protection and promotion of human rights.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZPerformance management in the South African Department of Labour : smoke and mirrors?
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Performance management in the South African Department of Labour : smoke and mirrors?
Cameron, R.
This article examines performance management in the South African Department of
Labour looking at the roles of the national office, provincial offices and labour centres.
The research objective was to identify the problems and obstacles in implementing
both the organisational and individual performance management system. A single
case-study method was followed and use was made of a semi-structured questionnaire.
The findings were that, although there are well developed performance
management frameworks, they have not really been successfully implemented. There
are four categories of impediments affecting the implementation of performance
management. The first category is that of problems of measurement and design. The
second category is that of the gaming of the system and a lack of compliance in the
signing and evaluation of individual performance agreements by senior officials. The
third category is lack of capacity which includes inadequate information technology
systems and poor quality of staff. The fourth category is that of accountability. There
needs to be strong accountability of bureaucracies if performance is to be taken
seriously and public bureaucracies are to work effectively.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZSustainability of small and medium enterprises development : the case of the National Directorate of Employment in Akure, Nigeria
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Sustainability of small and medium enterprises development : the case of the National Directorate of Employment in Akure, Nigeria
Ilori, E.I.; Ile, I.U.
The article provides beneficiary perceptions on the effectiveness of the National
Directorate of Employment policy on selected agro-chemical small and medium
enterprises in Akure, Nigeria. This is against the backdrop that small and medium
business development play important roles but such roles are even more significant in
a developing country’s economic transformation. With poverty and unemployment
at unacceptable levels and currently a big challenge to the government of Nigeria,
questions must be asked about current initiatives, so that lessons can be harnessed
to better position future programmes that generate employment through activities
of Small and Medium Enterprises. Thus, this article focuses on the National
Directorate of Employment (NDE) programme, with its main objective aimed at
catering for unemployed youth across the country. Within the NDE programme, the
researchers selected the agro–chemical sector in Akure, Ondo State, with a view
of understanding beneficiaries’ insights on SME development and its sustainability
in the NDE. The study comprised of mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative
approach) using both primary and secondary data. Empirical data was presented,
analysed and recommendations drawn for future programmes.
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