October 25, 2012
The Politics of Corruption: Two Competing Definitions
"In this paper I defend three hypotheses about corruption in South Africa, namely that: the…
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July 14, 2012
Marking time: inefficiencies in the schooling system and possible responses
It is not new to note that South Africa has an inefficient schooling system. The…
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June 15, 2012
Middle classing in Roodepoort: capitalism and social change in South Africa
This essay explores social change in South Africa since the end of apartheid by considering…
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February 15, 2012
Transforming racial bureaucracy: New Public Management and public sector reform in contemporary South Africa
This article provides an illustration of the complex and fraught work of public sector reform…
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May 25, 2011
Design flaws in CIPRO: ambivalence to the New Public Management in South Africa
Based on in-depth interviews with senior DTI and CIPRO staff, PARI considered the CIPRO case…
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May 15, 2011
Beyond the popular discourse: capacity constraints in the public sector
There is an aspect of politics of transformation that has not attracted the attention it…
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May 15, 2011
Why the Past Matters: Histories of the Public Service in South Africa
This paper argues that the state of the public sector in South Africa is heavily…
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