Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Palmer, Ian

Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781783609635)

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Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Palmer, Ian

Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa

$115.00
Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Palmer, Ian

Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa

$115.00
Format: Hardcover
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With the signing of new sustainable development goals in 2016, marking a new phase of global development focused on ecologically and fiscally sustainable human settlements, few countries offer a better testing ground than post-Apartheid South Africa. Since the coming to power of the African National Congress, the country has undergone a revolution in policy, driven by an urgent need to improve access to services for the country's black majority. Twenty years after the end of Apartheid, Building a CapableState asks what lessons can be learned from the South African experience.

The book assesses whether the South African government has succeeded in improving key services, focusing on the vital sectors of water and sanitation, energy, roads, and public transport. Emphasizing the often-overlooked role of local government institutions, Building a CapableState demonstrates that effective service delivery can have a profound effect on the social structure of emerging economies, and must form an integral part of any future development strategy. Employing a detailed, country-focused case study, this book will be essential reading for practitioners of public policy and researchers across the social sciences.



Author: Ian Palmer,Nishendra Moodley,Susan Parnell
ISBN-10: 178360963X
ISBN-13: 9781783609635
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2017
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d
By Ian Palmer
By Ian Palmer
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Ian Palmer is the founder of Palmer Development Group (PDG). He has 40 years experience in the fields of civil engineering and development. Ian is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT) attached to the African Centre for Cities. For a period of 15 years from 1997 to 2012 he was on the board of Mvula Trust, an NGO focused on providing water and sanitation for rural communities.

Nishendra Moodley currently works with the South African National Treasury's City Support Programme. He joined the City of Cape Town in 1998 to manage local government transformation projects and subsequently joined and later led Palmer Development Group (PDG). He has a Master's degree in Public Administration. He has worked on local government policy development, monitoring and evaluation processes for national government, and institutional transformation projects for municipalities.

Susan Parnell is a Professor of Urban Geography in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at UCT. She is centrally involved in the African Centre for Cities, serving on its executive. She is the author of over a hundred peer reviewed papers, and a number of books, including Africa's Urban Revolution (co-edited with E. Pieterse, Zed 2014)
Ian Palmer is the founder of Palmer Development Group (PDG). He has 40 years experience in the fields of civil engineering and development. Ian is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT) attached to the African Centre for Cities. For a period of 15 years from 1997 to 2012 he was on the board of Mvula Trust, an NGO focused on providing water and sanitation for rural communities.

Nishendra Moodley currently works with the South African National Treasury's City Support Programme. He joined the City of Cape Town in 1998 to manage local government transformation projects and subsequently joined and later led Palmer Development Group (PDG). He has a Master's degree in Public Administration. He has worked on local government policy development, monitoring and evaluation processes for national government, and institutional transformation projects for municipalities.

Susan Parnell is a Professor of Urban Geography in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at UCT. She is centrally involved in the African Centre for Cities, serving on its executive. She is the author of over a hundred peer reviewed papers, and a number of books, including Africa's Urban Revolution (co-edited with E. Pieterse, Zed 2014)

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