Public Administration & Management

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199045739 ISBN 13: 9780199045730

Publisher: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2014

What is Public Administration? How does Public Management operate? Who are the key role-players? What are the principles, and how are these applied practically in the developmental context of South Africa? Addressing the broad topics that form the foundations of Public Administration and Management in South Africa, this text introduces and critically explores all foundational and functional aspects of the development, theories, principles, concepts, approaches and structure of public administration. Key topic areas are accessed in dedicated chapters to provide a solid grounding in the discipline. 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. Covering the role and function of core aspects of public administration and management, topics addressed include: public decision-making; service delivery and policy impleme

About the Author:

Prof Christopher Thornhill is Emeritus professor at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.