Redefining political-administrative relationships in South Africa (Record no. 39921)
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| Koha Dewey Subclass [OBSOLETE] | PHL2MARC21 1.1 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | CAMERON, Robert |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1732 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Redefining political-administrative relationships in South Africa |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Sage, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | dec. 2010 |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This article is an overview of shifting politicaladministrative relationships in South Africa, with particular reference to growing politicization (partisan control of the bureaucracy). Studies of politicization of public services are important because political involvement in management has often led to negative effects on service delivery. The article sets out a theoretical framework for politicaladministrative relationships, examining the growing politicization of public services, the impact of New Public Management (NPM) and politicaladministrative relationships in developing countries. It then looks at politicaladministrative relationships in South Africa, including the apartheid history, the development of a new framework in the democratic South Africa and politicization in the staffing of the public service. It examines three functional areas the decentralization of powers, contract appointments and performance management and discusses the implications of this changing framework for service delivery. The methodology consisted of interviews with a number of senior government officials, including three current directors-general and a former Minister for the Public Service and Administration, an analysis of government legislation, Public Service Commission (PSC) data including surveys, unpublished data of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), policy papers of the African National Congress (ANC) and an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study of political involvement in bureaucracies. The article concludes that growing politicization of the public service has contributed to poor service delivery, and that the South African government needs to place greater emphasis on merit as the basis for appointments and promotions. |
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| Summary, etc. | Points for practitioners |
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| Summary, etc. | This article is useful for professionals working in public management and administration because it looks at the following debates and issues, which have practical implications: frameworks for understanding politicaladministrative relationships in the public service; the impact of the politicization of staff in the public service; and how merit-based appointment can improve government effectiveness. The article also offers lessons to developing countries wishing to create more professional public services. |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 12662 |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Burocracia |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Gestão por Competências |
| 9 (RLIN) | 12197 |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 11957 |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Reforma Administrativa |
| 651 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | África do Sul |
| 9 (RLIN) | 15792 |
| 773 08 - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | International Review of Administrative Sciences |
| Related parts | 76, 4, p. 676-701 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Sage, dec. 2010 |
| International Standard Serial Number | ISSN 00208523 |
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| Koha item type | Periódico |
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| Operator's initials, OID (RLIN) | 0944^b |
| Cataloger's initials, CIN (RLIN) | Fernanda |
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| Operator's initials, OID (RLIN) | 1503^b |
| Cataloger's initials, CIN (RLIN) | Keicielle |
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