Andrew Siddle
Biographic Data
| ID | 4376624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Siddle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Siddle |
| SIGNATURE | SIDDLE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decentralization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Decentralization in South Africa was entrenched in the new democratic constitution of 1996 and charged local government with bringing basic and other services to the population. Our in-depth empirical study of 38 municipalities across South Africa indicates that the experiment with decentralization has largely failed to achieve its main aims—democratizing local government and delivering adequate basic services to all communities. In order to prov…
Institutional complexity and unanticipated consequences: The failure of decentralization in South Africa
The following article holds that the experiment with local government decentralization in South Africa has failed. We argue that South Africa's local government is overburdened with constitutional and legal requirements that it is not equipped to meet. Local government, in general, lacks the technical and administrative capacity to provide the services it is required to supply. Based on a sample of 37 municipalities, we argue that the system of d…
Why Decentralization in South Africa Has Failed
Institutional complexity and unanticipated consequences: The failure of decentralization in South Africa
The following article holds that the experiment with local government decentralization in South Africa has failed. We argue that South Africa's local government is overburdened with constitutional and legal requirements that it is not equipped to meet. Local government, in general, lacks the technical and administrative capacity to provide the services it is required to supply. Based on a sample of 37 municipalities, we argue that the system of d…
Why Decentralization in South Africa Has Failed
Decentralization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Decentralization in South Africa was entrenched in the new democratic constitution of 1996 and charged local government with bringing basic and other services to the population. Our in-depth empirical study of 38 municipalities across South Africa indicates that the experiment with decentralization has largely failed to achieve its main aims—democratizing local government and delivering adequate basic services to all communities. In order to prov…
Why Decentralization in South Africa Has Failed
Decentralization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Decentralization in South Africa was entrenched in the new democratic constitution of 1996 and charged local government with bringing basic and other services to the population. Our in-depth empirical study of 38 municipalities across South Africa indicates that the experiment with decentralization has largely failed to achieve its main aims—democratizing local government and delivering adequate basic services to all communities. In order to prov…
Institutional complexity and unanticipated consequences: The failure of decentralization in South Africa
The following article holds that the experiment with local government decentralization in South Africa has failed. We argue that South Africa's local government is overburdened with constitutional and legal requirements that it is not equipped to meet. Local government, in general, lacks the technical and administrative capacity to provide the services it is required to supply. Based on a sample of 37 municipalities, we argue that the system of d…
Decentralization (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Central government (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works)