This paper explores the use of public administration approaches to targeting policy for continental development. The paper argues that it is vitally important for participation in the re-vitalization of the governance ...

This paper explores democratic participation as a fundamental concept for improving service delivery in rural local government in Zimbabwe. The paper argues that it is vital to show commitment to the democratic process ...

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 ...

At a time when the global economy is still recovering from the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”), the world is forced to pause and refl ect on the global economic imbalances between the Eastern and Western ...

Several academics and other concerned citizens have argued that in response to the complexity envisaged in the wide world of communication stretching across vast arenas, modem governments are compelled to utilize the ...

Governments could previously regulate foreign goods coming into their local market through using subsidies or quotas. In some African countries and with the Nepadisation agenda in place, import levies were and in some ...

The importance of this debate sets out to explore and examine current arguments for and against the developmental state in Africa and globally. A fundamental case for the developmental state is the pursuit of an interventionist ...

Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...

The planning of reforms in government is of itself a complex and difficult process. This article examines reforms in the Government of South Africa from 1994 to 2005. Reforms in the public sector of South Africa must be ...

As developing nations continue to grapple with the daunting challenge of making the public sector efficient and effective, the academic discourse has positioned sound public policy as a prerequisite for good governance and ...