Browsing Masters in Public Administration - MPA by Title
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The capacity building programme for youth at risk in the Western Cape: A community-based alternative for rehabilitation and reintegraton
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)There is a growing sense of apathy and lack of focus amongst the youth, which contributes to the threat of social integration. Constructive alternatives are therefore needed to curb gangsterism, drug abuse and other criminal ... -
The Cape Technikon: a study of its human resource management training and development policy and practices
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study investigates human resources management, training and development and their compliance with the skills development legislation and the link to the strategic goals of the Cape Technikon. The Cape Technikon is ... -
The challenge of cooperative government and its implications for the financial and fiscal management systems in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Can a country function without a legislative framework able to inform decisionmaking processes taken at different spheres of government? To what extent would actions conducted at various spheres of government be efficiently ... -
The challenges of tax administration in Somaliland Ministry of Finance: a critical analysis of institutional perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This research focuses on the challenges of tax administration in Somaliland Ministry of Finance (MOF). The study analyses existing challenges in the MOF-Tax Administration, causes of these challenges, the impact of these ... -
Citizen participation and health service delivery: the case of Itojo hospital Ntungamo district local government, Uganda
(2013)As amended in 1997, the constitution of Uganda local government act devolved power to lower units of government to enhance citizen participation and service delivery. Citizen participation was viewed in this act as an ... -
Citizen participation in local government decision-making in Ghana: a case study of the suame municipal assembly
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Scholarly consensus underscores the essential role of citizen engagement in local governance as a foundational element of representative democracy and effective governance. Across various African nations, the pursuit of ... -
Citizen participation in the budget process in local government: a case study of the eThekwini Municipality
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focused on participatory governance in the form of involvement of communities and community organisation in matters of local government in general, and citizens participation in the local budget process in ... -
The city-region food system approach: lessons for food governance in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Food insecurity is a global challenge, so significant that its elimination ranks second on the list of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Global estimates are that between 720 and 811 million people were affected by ... -
Civil service reform and human resources management priorities in Mozambique
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focused on the developments of Civil Service Reform (CSR) in Mozambique, and the priority issues pertaining to human resources management in the country. This research investigation performed an assessment of ... -
The clothing and the textile industry in South Africa, 1945 to 2001: developments, problems and prospects
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This reseacrh report is about the current role of the government/state in the restructuring of the clothing and textile industry in South Africa -
The COMESA, EAC and SADC Tri-partite Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and Challenges for the Regions and Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The tri-partite initiative in and for Africa has been accompanied by high levels of optimism since its political endorsement in 2008. It provides for an opportunity to resolve a host of problems with regards to regional ... -
Community awareness and participation in disaster risk management: the case of khayelitsha TR-section
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Community participation and awareness in disaster risk management is widely recognized as a cornerstone for disaster risk reduction and effective response and recovery strategies. This goes parallel with the world paradigm ... -
"The community of Blue downs in the Oostenberg municipality".
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)This research study focuses on the community of Blue Downs and their associated problems. The study furthermore provides some insight on the history of Local Government, the past policies of the Government of the day with ... -
Community participation in the delivery of Primary Health Care Services in the City of Cape Town: An evaluative study of the Athlone Health District
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The South African Health Department Endorsed the primary Health Care Approach based on the Alma Ata Declaration. ln one of its official policy documents, it listed ten principles for the health system, one of which was the ... -
Community participation in the recruitment of community health workers: a case study of the three community health worker programmes in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This research investigates the nature and extent of community participation and involvement in the recruitment and selection processes for Community Health Workers (CHWs), primarily through detailed case studies of three ... -
A comparative case assessment of the development roles of MFIs in Uganda and Bangladesh
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The overall objectives of this thesis were to assess the theory and evaluate the development roles of MFIs in Uganda and Bangladesh. The study in particular focused on MFIs impact on poverty reduction, empowering women, ... -
A comparative study of NGOs in China and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study focused on the similar and different roles that the non-government organization sector plays in the China and South Africa together with the challenges they face. -
Comparing anti-corruption strategies in South Africa's Western and Eastern Cape Provinces
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)In its new democracy, South Africa is busy making endeavours to transform and correct the wrongs and problems of the past. In the process it is vital that obstacles to development such as corruption in the public sector ... -
The complexity of coordination in Zimbabwe’s power sharing government (2009-2013) : the case of green fuel and restructuring of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This study examines the challenges of coordination in Zimbabwe’s power sharing government (2009 to 2013) between ZANU PF and the two MDC formations in the implementation of policies that cross ministerial jurisdictions ... -
Cooperative enterprises as a solution to rural poverty and unemployment case studies of the Heiveld cooperative at Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape and Die Berg Vrugteverwerking at Piketberg in the Western Cape Province
(UWC, 2009)Historically, the poor have always been socially, politically and economically marginalized in society. The South African Government’s Cooperative Act 2005 presents a promising step in the right direction towards addressing ...