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Essays Publications State Reform

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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Education Essays Publications

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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Essays Land Publications

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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Essays Publications State Reform

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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Essays Publications State Reform

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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Essays Publications State Reform

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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Essays Publications State Reform

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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The Politics of Corruption: Two Competing Definitions

Marking time: inefficiencies in the schooling system and possible responses

Middle classing in Roodepoort: capitalism and social change in South Africa

Transforming racial bureaucracy: New Public Management and public sector reform in contemporary South Africa

Design flaws in CIPRO: ambivalence to the New Public Management in South Africa

Beyond the popular discourse: capacity constraints in the public sector

Why the Past Matters: Histories of the Public Service in South Africa

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