The failure of decentralisation in South African local government
Subtitle: complexity and unanticipated consequences
By: Andrew Sibble and Thomas Koelble
Contributors: Koelble, Thomas A., 1957-
Publisher: UCT Press; University of Cape Town Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cape Town, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781919895055
Subjects: Local government; Decentralization in government; Politics and government; Décentralisation administrative; Administration locale
Description: "Protests against service delivery failure have become commonplace in South Africa, and the resulting political upheavals constitute perhaps the most serious challenge this young democracy has yet faced. So just what is the problem? Having studied 37 municipalities across the country, the authors of The Failure of Decentralisation in South African Local Government have concluded that as a consequence of the decentralisation of local government a highly complex model of government has been imposed upon these municipalities, and that this is largely to blame. By posing a number of questions about the roles that exist within local government the authors arrive at a possible alternative model which imposes less complex demands and which offers different structures and responsibilities that can be adapted to the needs of the municipality. This timely book aims to promote an understanding of the difficulties that confront local government in South Africa and the causes of its failure, as well as to encourage debate."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-302) and index.