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Public Administration and Management in South Africa: a Developmental Perspective introduces and critically explores all foundational and functional aspects of the development, theories, principles, concepts, approaches and structure of public administration.

Public Administration and Management in South Africa: a Developmental Perspective introduces and critically explores all foundational and functional aspects of the development, theories, principles, concepts, approaches and structure of public administration.

Features

  • Key topic areas are covered in three dedicated parts.
  • Each chapter includes definitions of key concepts and discussion boxes which encourage critical consideration.
  • Problem-solving case studies build applied understanding throughout.
  • Self-evaluation questions encourage a unique perspective of public administration, and public management.

Part 1: Public Administration theory: The development of the discipline
1The development of the discipline of public administration
2Public administration in a democratic developmental state
Part 2: The role and organisation of the state
3The intergovernmental structure of the State: national, regional and local
4Functioning between the branches of government: ensuring democracy
5Coordinating governmental actions: the role of the cabinet and its clusters
6The role of the State in ensuring sustainable development
7Policy management for effective and efficient public administration
8Monitoring and evaluating the quality of policy implementation
9Strategic management and national planning: foresighting and scenario planning
10Project and performance management in the Public Sector
11Organisation development to support the developmental state
12Improving budgeting and financial management
13Public procurement: a bastion against corruption
14Human resource management: acquiring and retaining human capital
15Role of technology in the functioning of the State
Part 3: The functioning of the state
16Administrative justice in the contemporary state
17Maintaining ethical conduct in public administration
The primary market is students taking public administration and public management courses at universities, as part of their BAdmin, BA, BSocSci or BCom degrees, in their 1st and 2nd years of study.
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