Revisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformation

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dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Vinothan
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dc.date.available2016-10-20T08:59:43Z
dc.date.issued2009-12
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the issue and concept of administrative capacity in South Africa’s public service. It critiques the use of the term capacity on conceptual grounds, by outlining three perspectives, two of which have been pre-eminent in the post-apartheid transformation of the public service. These are the possession of capacity and the acquisition of capacity, which function on the availability of sufficient resources (typically human/personnel) to implement programmes and deliver services. In contrast to these two perspectives, a third interpretation of capacity is pursued, which emphasises the influence of organisational and operational conditions on capacity. This article will argue, and illustrate using empirical data, that this third interpretation of capacity can offer useful contextual insights and give greater dimension to conventional and more narrow resource-based definitions of administrative capacity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNaidoo, V. (2009). Revisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformation. <i>Journal of Public Administration</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22224en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNaidoo, Vinothan "Revisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformation." <i>Journal of Public Administration</i> (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22224en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNaidoo, V. (2009). Revisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformation. Journal of Public Administration, 44(4.1), 991-1010.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0036-0767en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Naidoo, Vinothan AB - This article examines the issue and concept of administrative capacity in South Africa’s public service. It critiques the use of the term capacity on conceptual grounds, by outlining three perspectives, two of which have been pre-eminent in the post-apartheid transformation of the public service. These are the possession of capacity and the acquisition of capacity, which function on the availability of sufficient resources (typically human/personnel) to implement programmes and deliver services. In contrast to these two perspectives, a third interpretation of capacity is pursued, which emphasises the influence of organisational and operational conditions on capacity. This article will argue, and illustrate using empirical data, that this third interpretation of capacity can offer useful contextual insights and give greater dimension to conventional and more narrow resource-based definitions of administrative capacity. DA - 2009-12 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Journal of Public Administration LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 SM - 0036-0767 T1 - Revisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformation TI - Revisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22224 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22224
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNaidoo V. Revisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformation. Journal of Public Administration. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22224.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Association of Public Administration and Managementen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceJournal of Public Administrationen_ZA
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dc.titleRevisiting Administrative ‘Capacity’ in the Context of Public Service Transformationen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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