Democratic Decentralization in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Purshottama Reddy and Brij Maharaj
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Purshottama Reddy: University of KwaZulu Natal
Brij Maharaj: University of KwaZulu Natal (PMB)

Chapter 9 in Foundations for Local Governance, 2008, pp 185-211 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Since the late 1980s, the need for strong decentralized local government received increased impetus as “African states became subject to external as well as internal ‘democratic’ pressures” (Tordoff and Young 1994: 287). Mahwood (1992: vii) has argued that the demise of the “centralized party state” in many parts of Africa has resulted in a growing emphasis on “good government” at the local level. The focus on decentralization and local government is significant in a period of economic and political restructuring because “it tends to be an important manifestation of pluralist democracy” (Mahwood 1992: vii).

Keywords: Local Government; Voter Turnout; African National Congress; Municipal Manager; Integrate Development Planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2006-5_9

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