An exploratory case study in a rural municipality in the western cape: Local government skills development
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hart, Cornel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jacobs, Aneeka | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-09T08:26:49Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-03T10:51:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-09T08:26:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-03T10:51:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Local governments worldwide are invariably faced with challenges of human capacity constraints, corruption, lack of operating transparency and accountability, dysfunctional ward committees, poor public participation, non-compliance with legislation and by-laws, poor prioritisation of community needs, unaligned budget processes, unauthorised and wasteful expenditure, tensions between politicians and administrators, as well as weak financial viability. A strong legal framework, clearly defining authority and accountability, backed by relevant skills development training, are necessary foundations for service delivery; however, without the appropriate training, staff performance could remain inadequate. Various countries have reached varying levels of local government effectiveness; however, all too often municipalities do not have the adequate skills required, to deliver the services needed, to ensure community development. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/13014 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Local government capacity building | en_US |
| dc.subject | Local government context | en_US |
| dc.subject | Local government functions | en_US |
| dc.subject | Local government skills needs | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public sector legislative frameworks | en_US |
| dc.title | An exploratory case study in a rural municipality in the western cape: Local government skills development | en_US |