South africa, referred to as the client service officers csos, the frontline staff members and their supervisors from two sampled offices, johannesburg labour centres lcs in gauteng gp and witbank lc, mpumalanga mp provinces. The african continent often looks to south african urban policy for a solution to what is perceived as the escalating problem of slums. White paper on local government department of cooperative. In a business enterprise, effective management of finances aids the achievement of business objectives. Decentralization, the new public management, and the changing role of the public sector in africa kempe ronald hope sr faculty of social sciences university of botswana private bag 0022 gaborone, botswana email. Public management has become an area of focus in the developed as well as developing countries from the late eighties onwards. Sefali f, bekker jc 2012 the impact of the performance management system on accountability in the public service of lesotho. Shamsul haque encyclopedia of life support systems eolss were initiatives such as the fundamental policy of administrative reform. Changing conceptions of public management and public sector reform in south africa south africas political transition to democratic rule was the catalyst for ambitious public sector reform efforts, which sought to restructure the organisational and personnel profile of the state. New public management and public sector reform in contemporary south africa ivor chipkin and barbara lipietz 1 a version of this article will be published as a chapter in a book edited by the london school of economics and. Traditional public administration versus the new public. Summary since the transition to democracy in 1994, the south african government has engaged in a sustained programme of public financial management pfm reform. Furthering new public management principles through financial. New public management npm is an approach to running public service organizations that is used in government and public service institutions and agencies, at both subnational and national levels.
Emergence of new public management new public management is a vision, an ideology or a bundle of particular management approaches and techniques. Introduction this paper constitutes an important component of the discussion on the nature and characteristics of public service and administration that underpinned developmental states in asia i. Students are orientated in the theoretical foundations of public administration and the practical implementation of public management in developmental south africa, across local, provincial and national government spheres. Public sector, reforms, africa, new public management, public administration, donors. In the light of the challenges facing public sector reform in africa, this paper argues that ownership of reform programmes by african governments and other stakeholders is necessary. Key policy implications purely institutionalist explanations cannot explain variations in african statebuilding in the 21st century. The state of the academic eld professor robert cameron department of political studies university of cape town abstract this article is an overview of the state of the academic field of public administration in south africa. This chapter will characterize the traditional and the new public management approaches to public administration and then compare them on three fundamental questions that every theory. We have a functioning judicial system, legislature, state bureaucracy and executive. Over twelve years, ethiopia transformed its public financial management pfm to international standards and now has the third best system in africa that is managing the largest aid flows to the continent. Local government in south africa is regarded as a sphere rather than a tier of government.
This is because effective and inclusive institutions are important for sustainable growth and poverty reduction and respond to the direct demands from citizens for better governance 2. The relationship between administrative reform and new public. Unesco eolss sample chapters public administration and public policy vol. Since the transition to democracy in 1994, the south african government has engaged in a sustained programme of public financial management pfm reform across the national, provincial and local spheres of government. The white paper on local government 9 march 1998 the white paper is dedicated to the memory of tshepiso mashinini 19661998, chairperson of the white paper working committee, and all the other women and men who contributed to the building of a democratic system of local government in south africa. Revisiting the south loop and south armour square, 2001. Cameron 2009 published an interesting paper about this. Key topic areas are covered in three dedicated parts.
Globalization, complexity and 12 wicked problems 8. Demographic, employment, and wage trends in south africa. Introduction public sector reforms psrs 1 have emerged as a staple of development in the developing world including africa. Public administration training and development in africa. Since the 1980s, the new public management npm has been entrenched in theory and practice across the world. The paper examined the changes in public sector reforms in nigeria over the last several decades. South african cities global competitiveness in attracting investment, their hosting of the 2010 soccer world cup and their determination to eradicate. The rise of new public management in south africa during the apartheid era, south. The study of public administration could be approached from a historical perspective and by looking at the three categories that management administration can be divided into i. Paradigm shift from new public administration to new public. Briefly about the new public management the new public management, or as it is found in numerous studies the new managerilism, has evolved as a reform movement and as a scientific school during the late 1970s and early 1980s primarily in the anglosaxon countries hood 1991, barzelay 2001. South african public administration and management jacobus.
One of the tenets of npm reform is decentralisation. In the republic of south africa, government is constituted as national, provincial and local spheres of government, which are distinct, interdependent and interrelated constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 401. Good governance in the public sector consultation draft. The relationship between administrative reform and new public management. New public management reforms in the south african public. Nigeria has embraced variants of the philosophy of administration broadly called new public management npm in an effort to improve administrative efficiency and the provision of public services the politicisation of the public service has been a subject of author interest. From old public administration to the new public service implications for public sector reform in developing countries introduction page 1 byncnd tom perry world bank broadband internet has significantly improved medical services at tongas vaiola hospital. This article examines reforms in the government of south africa from 1994 to 2005. The case of the republic of south africa mogie subbern university of kwazulunatal, south africa shikha vyasdoorgapersad norfhwesf university, soufh africa abstract south africa is a developmental state that suffers from a lack of management capacity in the public service. The term was first introduced by academics in the uk and australia full citation needed to describe approaches that were developed during the 1980s as part of an effort to make the public service. New public management npm is an approach to running public service organizations that is used in government and public service institutions and.
The cwgpa was a direct outcome of the fifth commonwealth ministers for public service. It concludes that south africa must differentiate between reform and npm initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its own public. The constitution allows for expropriation of property for a public purpose or in the public interest, subject to just and equitable compensation. South african public administration and management. P ublic management reform has become a priority on the political agenda of governments in major industrialized countries since the 1980s. Doc new public management reforms in the south african public. The npm reform of south africa has been analyzed extensively in the literature. Finally, there is an illuminating paper about the transformation of the local public administration system in malawi. For this reason, the ministry for public service and administration the. New public management reforms in the south african public service. International comparative experience and benchmarking. Chikulo development studies university, north west mmabatho, 2735, republic of south africa.
However, despite the reform processes in public procurement, the employment of scm as a strategic tool, south africa faces enormous challenges in its public procurement practices. Public administration as an academic field is relatively new in comparison with related fields such as political science. The new public management and its challenges in africa. South african journal of information management, vol 14 1, pp 19. Doc new public management reforms in the south african. New public management and public sector reform in contemporary south africa ivor chipkin and barbara lipietz 1 a version of this article will be published as a chapter in a book edited by the london school of economics and published by palgrave, forthcoming in 2012. The roles, functions and structures of public service commissions in developmental states 1. The report highlights the need for strengthening engagement with stakeholders. New public management, public sector reform, developing countries, structural adjustment programme department of public administration and management, college of economic management sciences, university of south africa, 173 bourke street, 202 melivanda mucklenuek, pretoria, south africa tel. Governance, restructuring and the new public management reform. Public administration and management in south africa. Reforms in the public sector of south africa must be understood from the confines of historical perspectives and political accommodation. While the new public management approach may not be a panacea for the problems of the public sector in crisis states, a careful and selective.
Public management and public sector reform in contemporary south africa. Public financial management reform in south african. A comparative analysis into the age of austerity pollitt, christopher, bouckaert, geert on. This article looks at key areas which are generally considered to be part of the npm range of ideas. Many governments and several international organizations have embraced the npm as the framework or paradigm through which governments are modernized and the public sector reengineered to strengthen the connections between government and the mechanisms, both in. There is noncompliance to procurement and scm related legislation and policies as well as tender irregularities smart procurement, 2011. Governance, restructuring and the new public management. The commonwealth key principles of public sector reform were recommended and endorsed by the commonwealth working group on public administration cwgpa, which met on 2728 november 2014 in london. Pdf governance, restructuring and the new public management. In short, the share of mining in national output has more than halved in the postapartheid period.
Decentralization, the new public management, and the changing. Public administration and service delivery reforms. This article discusses the paradigm shifts from new public administration to new public management, as a means of meeting public. New public management npm is a series of administrative reforms which were introduced by federal governments during 1980s to improve the efficiency and productivity of public sector at that time. Challenges and opportunities by teresa curristine, zsuzsanna lonti and isabelle joumard this article examines key institutional drivers that may contribute to improving public sector efficiency and focuses on one of them in more. The new public management approach and crisis states.
Emerging issues and lessons provides muchneeded theoretical foundations for npm reforms in the african context and reflects on the success of existing reforms in the development of several african states. Changing conceptions of public management and public sector. Npm has been described as one of the most striking international trends in public management hood, 1991, 1998, 2000. Public sector reform in east and southern africa programme paper.
Public sector management covers such aspects of management as productivity management, and management of human, financial and. These problems have had a negative effect on general public administration in south africa. It is important to emphasize that sa is not a failed state. Public procurement trends and developments in south africa. Key topic areas are accessed in dedicated chapters to provide a solid grounding in the discipline. Challenges with service delivery in the public sector. Pdf paradigm shift from new public administration to new. Paradigm shift from new public administration to new public management. Firstly the share of mining in gdp stood at 11% in 1994, but has steadily declined over an eighteen year period to its current 5% in 2012. From old public administration to the new public service. In the 1980s, the drivers of change, particularly financial pressures, pushed most western countries towards a focus on making the public sector more competitive and public administrators. New public management and public sector reform in contemporary. There are various forms of contemporary public administration. The roles, functions and structures of public service.
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