| Abstract [eng] |
What is the current state of Public Administration in South Africa, how has it developed during the last 25 years, and in which direction should it develop further ? This book presents analyses, reflections and recommendations from researchers connected to the School of Public Management and Administration of the University of Pretoria. The different chapters in this book give an overview of the most pressing problems facing the South African Government, and through an analysis of the issues, arrive at recommendations seen from the point of view of the researchers in this School. As such, this book presents analyses on a variety of subjects, such as the structure of the government of RSA, the diversity of its personnel, its financial management, the intergovernmental relations and the position of municipalities therein, the problems in achieving economic growth, and the (in-)effectiveness of its public policies on, amongst others, poverty and food security. Other chapters focus on an international comparison, taking, for instance, the South African membership of the BRICS alliance as a starting point and analysing South African public policies through comparing them to policies in the same area in other BRICS countries, or analysing whether being a member of BRICS makes a difference, with regard to the development of trade. [...]. |
