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Research Articles (School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA)): Recent submissions
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(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 ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)The Gauteng Province has directed its socio-economic development focus towards pursuing a number of innovative projects that should transform its urban-rural infrastructure significantly. One such project is the envisaged ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2004-11)The concept of customer relationship management is premised on fostering lasting relationships in order to provide improved services to customers. Electronic service delivery has become a way of life to many whilst others ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)Involving civil society role-players in the formulation and implementation of public policies has become a major feature of political life worldwide. For academics and donors, civil society could service as an instrument ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-08)The mere existence of good policies does not automatically result in successful implementation. Problems with policies often lie in the implementation thereof, thus forming a policy gap. The policy gap pertains not only ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)This article focuses on key issues regarding the implementation of policy and service delivery in the South African public sector. The purpose is to clarify concepts and to identify key variables for implementation. The ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)Despite clear constitutional and legislative provisions for the composition, functioning and development of local government in South Africa, the rendering of essential services, particularly to the poor and disadvanta ...
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Revisiting the African Peer Review Mechanism : the case for leadership and good governance in Africa (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)This paper examines the protocols of engagement of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) since its launch, three years ago. The African peer review mechanism was established in 2003 as an instrument to monitor the ...
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(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 ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-08)This article sets out to explore arguments for the developmental state in Africa and South Africa in particular. A fundamental case for the developmental state is the pursuit of interventionist economic policies as against ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-08)The relationship between politics and public administration in modern society has required a redefinition of the role of government with reference to the utilisation of power, which raises the issue of governance. Good ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2004-11)Training and development for public officials have been changed from being action-orientated to being results orientated. The focus of training and development has shifted from merely designing, developing and conducting ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-08)In the process to survive, organisations are dependent on what happens in their environment in which they operate. There are a number of critical components in the changing role of organisations that are, creating a ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2001-03)The Government of the day fulfills an important role in the development and sustainability of the skills of public officials. This acquired skills is of importance in order to deliver an effective service to all South ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)The introduction of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) as a budgeting planning process provides a basis for a more strategic focus on public expenditure planning and management in South Africa. Budget allocation ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2002-06)The promulgation of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999), shifted the emphasis away from a rule driven and highly centralised system of expenditure control to the management of public financial resources ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-09)If performance management is described as an integrated approach to delivering sustained success to organisations by improving the performance of the people who work in them, consideration needs to be given to what signals ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2002-03)South Africa’s emergence into the global sphere after years of isolation necessitates a re-consideration of its political, economic development and social policies and strategies. Public servants are presently required ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)This paper argues that Schools of Public Management and Administration must re-align curricula content to meet the test of academic and professional innovation. Academic innovations must re-live the currency of practice ...
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(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 ...
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