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Professionalisation of local public administration management
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Local government is the sphere of government that is most directly involved in rendering services to communities and individuals. It is also at this sphere of government where the basic needs of people are ddressed. Services ...
Developmental local government: a study of public participation of the Integrated Development Planning Process of the City of Cape Town.
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Community participation is relevant to every sector of development, for example, education, health, housing, water and sanitation, agricultural development and conservation. The assumption is that public participation is ...
Villager self-governance in China: a case study of Luocheng county
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This research report examined the implementation of villager self-governance in China, of which the election of village leader is the most distinct feature. Unlike previous studies of village self-governance, which focused ...
The role of regional councillors in consultation and communication regarding rural service delivery in the Oshana region of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study examined the role of regional councilors in consultation and communication regarding rural service delivery in Namibia, with specific reference to the Oshana region. The research includes a case study that ...
An Examination of the Impact of Administrative Decentralisation on Participatory Local Government and Service Delivery in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Over the course of the past three decades bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor agencies, academics and practitioners have expressed the conviction that decentralisation of administrative and political authority to the local ...
Localising and promoting decent work: Lessons from the decent work pilot project (dwpp) in the effutu and ajumako-enyan-essiam districts, Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Since adoption of the Post–2015 development agenda, strong proposals have been made calling for the recognition of local governments as main agents in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although evidence ...
Citizen participation in local government decision-making in Ghana: a case study of the suame municipal assembly
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
Scholarly consensus underscores the essential role of citizen engagement in local governance as a foundational element of representative democracy and effective governance. Across various African nations, the pursuit of ...