Intergovernmental fiscal reform in South Africa : preference matching, efficiency and accountability

Master Thesis

2007

Permanent link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3799
Files
thesis_hsf_2007_banda_rl.pdf (3.84 MB)
Authors
Banda, Raymond Lorato
Supervisors
Butler, Anthony
Journal Title
Link to Journal
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department
Department of Political Studies
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
License
Series
Abstract
The central purpose of this paper is to assess whether the South African intergovernmental fiscal relations system enables provinces to achieve preference matching, efficiency and accountability. In the final analysis the paper contests that the system does not enable preference matching because of centralized policy making, provincial over reliance on national transfers to finance their expenditures and the fact that the system was not necessarily crafted for purposes of preference matching but national unity and the need to address the imbalances of the past.
Description

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-85)

Keywords
Public Policy

Reference:

Banda, R. 2007. Intergovernmental fiscal reform in South Africa : preference matching, efficiency and accountability. University of Cape Town.

Collections
Masters