The Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevance

dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Vinothan
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-08T11:23:03Z
dc.date.available2016-11-08T11:23:03Z
dc.date.issued2009-08
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this paper is to examine the veracity of the assertion that provincial governments in South Africa possess a relatively unclear developmental role, contributing to questions about their relevance and continued existence. This paper argues that such a claim is at best uninformed and at worst potentially disingenuous in view of how the distribution of policymaking authority in South Africa’s intergovernmental system has functioned in practice, and the discretion afforded to provincial governments in the implementation of development policies in particular. Empirical data from an intergovernmentally implemented development programme examined as part of the author’s doctoral research has been employed to illustrate this argument.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNaidoo, V. (2009). The Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevance. <i>Politikon</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22453en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNaidoo, Vinothan "The Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevance." <i>Politikon</i> (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22453en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNaidoo, V. (2009). The Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevance. Politikon, 36(2), 259-274.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0258-9346en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Naidoo, Vinothan AB - The aim of this paper is to examine the veracity of the assertion that provincial governments in South Africa possess a relatively unclear developmental role, contributing to questions about their relevance and continued existence. This paper argues that such a claim is at best uninformed and at worst potentially disingenuous in view of how the distribution of policymaking authority in South Africa’s intergovernmental system has functioned in practice, and the discretion afforded to provincial governments in the implementation of development policies in particular. Empirical data from an intergovernmentally implemented development programme examined as part of the author’s doctoral research has been employed to illustrate this argument. DA - 2009-08 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Politikon LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 SM - 0258-9346 T1 - The Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevance TI - The Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevance UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22453 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22453
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNaidoo V. The Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevance. Politikon. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22453.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourcePolitikonen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cpsa20/current
dc.titleThe Provincial Government Reform Process in South Africa: Policy Discretion and Developmental Relevanceen_ZA
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