Public administration & management in South Africa : a developmental perspective / editors, Chris Thornhill, Gerda van Dijk, Isioma Ile ; C. de Wet [and fifteen others].

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

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.