Bureaucracies bending the rules: State capacity in the implementation of preferential procurement in South Africa

Ayanda Hlatshwayo, Carol Newman, John Rand and Bjørn Bo Sørensen

No wp-2026-32, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Effective policy implementation is foundational to development and depends crucially on a competent and committed bureaucracy. Bureaucratic failures can arise from both imperfect capabilities and incentive misalignment—dimensions of state capacity that often coexist and shape policy outcomes through distinct channels.

Keywords: State capacity; Bureaucracy; Procurement; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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