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Browsing Research Articles (School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA)) by Type "Article"
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(Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2011-09)Public reform in developing countries shows characteristics of inefficiencies, lack of political will and public funds. Globalisation has shaped concepts of economic growth and determined perceptions of governance. ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2009-10)The war for talent rages! This statement has echoed through public and private organisations worldwide and the end is not in sight. Contemporary public organisations have been plagued by its inability to attract, develop and ...
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(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 ...
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(Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2021-12)The purpose of this article is to analyse South Africa’s progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since the adoption of the goals in 2015 and to propose a way forward. The article is based on a desktop ...
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Adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution : challenges in South African higher education institutions (OpenED Network, 2023-03)The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) adoption in South Africa in higher education institutions (HEIs) has yet to be consistent. Despite the extensive literature on the possible contributions of technology to learners’ ...
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(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 ...
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(University of Kwazulu-Natal, 2022-12)In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments opted to use agile methodologies to tackle various challenges. Policymakers did not follow the normal protocol of policymaking and governance; instead, they adopted a ...
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(Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2008-03)This paper empirically investigates the impact of agricultural trade reform in South Africa. Using UNCTAD’s Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM), the study investigates two specific scenarios that capture ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2022-09)This study is about barriers to public sector innovation in Namibia. It is motivated by the fact that while the Government of the Republic of Namibia has adopted a wide range of public policies and programmes, and ...
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(Africa Institute of South Africa, 2019-03)This article examines the major food security policies and strategies pursued by the member countries of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) economic bloc against the backdrop of their food trade, ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-08)The budgetary allocations that a government makes to respond to the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), and especially HIV/Aids are measurements of its commitment to poverty alleviation and addressing the HIV/Aids ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-12)This article explains the role and purpose of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in relation with public financial management. With the establishment of a PPP it is assumed that the private sector will carry all the risks. ...
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016-06)Over the past few decades, the pursuit of sustainable growth and development has been the focus of economic policy in Africa. The challenges confronting Africa range from poverty, unemployment, inequality, insufficient ...
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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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(Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 2019-05)Existing research reveals that there has been increasing community impatience related to basic municipal service delivery in developing countries, for example, South Africa. Many scholars have argued that the rise in service ...
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2017-09)Africa Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals are undoubtedly the most comprehensive frameworks for Africa’s and the world’s development. These multi-facetted visions make a candid admission that without state ...
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2011-09)Decentralised local government is arguably the most direct mechanism of ensuring that the local leaders are accountable to the citizens, in form of downward accountability. Civil society participation is thus seen as a ...
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(Virtus Interpress, 2021)South African state-owned enterprises (SOEs) form a critical cog in the state machinery. The significance of sound corporate governance has become more pronounced as citizens demand more accountability and value in the use ...
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2015-12)This article argues that there are several assumptions that guide and shape the issues of decentralisation and partnership in creating a responsible and citizen-focused public service in South Africa, in developed countries ...
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(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 ...
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