Implementing any policy or making an intervention faces a range of challenges, especially for those endeavouring to benefit the poorest social groups. Policies are influenced by the contexts in which they are developed ...

During the past two decades both developed and developing countries are delegating responsibilities to lower-level governments as a component of public service reforms. The earlier reforms emphasised decentralisation as ...

This article presents an overview of the historical foundation and evolution of the system of local government and the notion of developmental local government in South Africa. This analysis covers the period prior to and ...

Based on empirical research, it is apparent that frameworks of good governance exist in Uganda, i.e. effective participation observed in the decentralisation policy, accountability and transparency promoted through the ...

The late Professor Eliphas Mukonoweshuro, who had a passion for good governance, made a vital contribution to public administration in Zimbabwe. The new political dispensation after independence triggered the expansion ...

The main objective of this article is to argue the value of public participation in budgetary process to advance the delivery of public services. Various authors have written about participatory budgeting and some of ...

The Constitution of South Africa, with its progressive realisation of justiciable socio-economic rights, is fundamentally transformative, and places a number of stringent requirements on the public finance management system ...