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The limits of democratic governance in South Africa / Louis A. Picard, Thomas Mogale.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder, Colorado ; London, England : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (287 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781626372504 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Limits of democratic governance in South Africa.DDC classification:
  • 320.96809051 23
LOC classification:
  • JQ1931 .P533 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Political development in South Africa -- Patterns of local governance : Africa's colonial legacy -- The colonial origins of local control in South Africa -- Authoritarian institutions and governance : the British come to the Cape -- From colonialism to apartheid : state structures at the base -- The urban local state in apartheid era -- The local state vs. local governance after apartheid -- Where's the money? : the fiscal debate -- The special challenges of rural local governance -- The continuing role of traditional authorities -- The dilemmas of decentralized governance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Political development in South Africa -- Patterns of local governance : Africa's colonial legacy -- The colonial origins of local control in South Africa -- Authoritarian institutions and governance : the British come to the Cape -- From colonialism to apartheid : state structures at the base -- The urban local state in apartheid era -- The local state vs. local governance after apartheid -- Where's the money? : the fiscal debate -- The special challenges of rural local governance -- The continuing role of traditional authorities -- The dilemmas of decentralized governance.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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South Africa has a failing government, badly in need of new leadership and major fixes. The post-apartheid social, political, and economic transformation that Nelson Mandela initially presided over has stalled, superseded by a determination of principals in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to enrich themselves and prevent progressive change. Picard and Mogale's excellent examination of local, provincial, and national governance in South Africa deftly develops these generalizations. Picard (Univ. of Pittsburgh) and Mogale (Univ. of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) speak plainly when they analyze South Africa's inability to decentralize authority away from the ANC-dominated center, when they describe the miserable state of local government, and when they hint at the enveloping levels of corruption that permeate every aspect of governance. Other researchers miss it, but Picard and Mogale rightly point to the absence of a political culture supportive of democratic governance. As they say, there is but a weak commitment to education, a determination within the ANC to monopolize opportunity, and no willingness to share power. This book gets well under the skin of contemporary South Africa, despite its bland, academic title. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. --Robert I. Rotberg, Harvard University

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