FROM ‘ADMINISTRATION’ TO ‘MANAGEMENT’ OF DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: A STRUCTURAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE

Modupi Selepe () and Kevin K. Meso ()
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Modupi Selepe: University of Limpopo, South Africa
Kevin K. Meso: University of Limpopo, South Africa

Eurasian Journal of Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 12, issue 2, 82-92

Abstract: The paper endeavors to demonstrate why the multiples structural inequalities of South Africa’s economy continue unabated; and, why the socio-economic context of South Africa fails to demonstrate characterizations of having shifted from the age of colonial administration during apartheid to development management thinking and practice in a democratic state. The paper employs a heavy reliance on the conceptual approach to scientific research writing through utilizing secondary literature sources solicited through desktop analysis and survey. Published scientific journal articles, conference proceedings, doctoral thesis and government reports are the cornerstone for the literature review presented in this paper. It finds that the transition from development administration to development management is frustrated by a grim structural and planning heritage of South Africa, chiefly characterized by economic and financial exclusion which cuts across various socio-economic dimension of most rural and urban inhabitants of South Africa. The paper concludes that the realization of development management ideals in South Africa is contingent on appropriate policy design which will direct national, provincial and local government planning and service delivery efforts.

Keywords: Development Administration; Development Management; Financialization; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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