Browsing Masters in Public Administration - MPA by Issue Date
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Middle-management in higher education: an investigation into training and development needs at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)Middle management plays a pivotal role in the realization of the goals of higher education, vet very little or any attention has been given to this sector in literature. This study attempted to address this deficiency: ... -
The administration of social welfare in South Africa: a study of its origins, development and rationalisation
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Administrative neutrality in a democratic state: A critique of current approaches and considerations for post-apartheid South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)The ideal and practice of administrative neutrality has been problematic in the public services of liberal democracies since the middle of the 19th century. Either the ideal was interpreted very narrowly to exclude public ... -
Employment policies and practice in the public service: The case for affirmative action
(University of Western Cape, 1998)South Africa IS apartheid legacy of racial and class inequalities demands drastic and purposeful intervention. This is necessary because, blacks and women have, for decades, been discriminated against on the basis of ... -
An analysis of the affirmative action policies and strategies of Oostenberg Municipality
(University of Western Cape, 1999)Local authorities in the Western Cape have all initiated affirmative action policies to address past discrimination and ethnic inequalities, however ineffectual they may have been up to now. The debate arises; what kind ... -
Enhancing service delivery at local government level: challenges and recommendations for the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)No abstract available. -
In-service training in Local Government: The Role of the National Qualifications Framework - some preliminary evidence from Greater Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2000)The purpose of this study is to investigate what the municipalities within the greater Cape Town area are doing regarding Education, Training and Development within their different departments in relation to the National ... -
Sport as a catalyst for development in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)This research paper considers sport as a catalyst for development in Cape Town. lt examines the impact of sport on development, the economy and tourism and advances recommendations suitable for the city of Cape Town. ln ... -
Election promises and public policy: Never the twain shalt meet? the case of housing.
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)This research report examines whether election promises find their way into public policy. This question has a particular significance for a fledgling democracy such as South Africa's. During the run-up to South Africa's ... -
"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 ... -
Integrating traditional leaders and contemporary local governance in South Africa: A case study of the Northern Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)Integration of indigenous leaders into modem political structures and process of local government has been a source of contention for several decades on the African continent. This study describes, analyses and assesses ... -
Mission impossible? Linking humanitarian assistance and development aid in political emergencies in Southern Africa: The case of Mozambique between 1975-1995
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The aim of this research is to highlight both the conceptual and practical factors that constrain attempts to link humanitarian assistance and development aid in political emergencies in Southern Africa by using the case ... -
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 -
Land restitution and the implementation : A study of the Schmidtsdrift land restitution case
(UWC, 2001)In South Africa land dispossession and land appropriation were legally instituted with the promulgation of the 1913 and 1936 Land Acts and the 1950 Group Areas Act that saw the forced removal of the majority of Black South ... -
Women and child abuse in Namibia: A case study of Oshana and Oshikoto regions
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The Namibian women and children experienced high rates of abuse. The government made positive strides to prevent and curb the increase of the problem. This study is about this government's intervention with specific focus ... -
Transformation of the social welfare service in the Western Cape: Geriatric day care as an/alternative to institutional care in Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This Research Report focuses on the services delivered to the aged in our society. In particular, it looks at two State-subsidised old age homes in Mitchell's Plain on the Cape Flats that accommodate about 350 people. The ... -
Transformation of the social welfare services in the Western Cape: Geriatric day care as an alternative to institutional care in Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This Research Report focuses on the services delivered to the aged in our society. ln particular, it looks at two State-subsidised old age homes in Mitchell's Plain on the Cape flats that accommodate about 350 people. The ... -
Service delivery: a key to democratic stability.
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The research investigates the reason why service delivery is slow and not enough or just not available in many areas. It highlights the problems that hamper progress toward achieving service delivery. Some of the problems ... -
The new fishing quota system for the small scale, traditional fishers at Hawston: problems and prospects
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)Hawston, a small fishing town situated in Greater Hermanus is famous for its lucrative abalone resource. Since the drastic reduction of the abalone quota, which was implemented from 1994-2001, black commercial abalone ...
