Local economic development policy to promote sustainable development in South Africa
- Authors: Matshazi, Lorraine Thandiwe
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Economic development - South Africa , Sustainable development - South Africa , Public administration - South Africa , Local government - South Africa , Poverty - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/237746 , uj:24364
- Description: M.A. , Abstract: Given the emphasis in praxis and literature on sustainable economic development in general and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular and ways to involve governments, private sector institutions and citizens globally and nationally in better implementation and coordination processes on all levels of government, the focus of this dissertation was on local economic development (LED) policy to promote sustainable development in South Africa. The research approach entailed the application of unobtrusive research techniques as research analysis instruments based on a qualitative research paradigm. The main research question addressed by this dissertation was to determine how LED policy can serve as a mechanism to promote sustainable development in South Africa and which strategic actions can be taken to improve its implementation. The dissertation provided an integrated focus on the context of LED in general and LED policy and strategy development in particular in South Africa. It incorporated the development of a generic analytical framework to investigate LED; the conceptual and contextual variables that influence sustainable development; the legislative and theoretical underpinnings to provide an understanding of the context, meanings, foundations and processes of the statutory, regulatory and policy frameworks and theories aligned with LED in general and in South African local government in particular; and the variables influencing the dynamics, processes and steps appropriate to LED strategy development. The study found that with the pronouncements in the White Paper on Local Government of 1998 the country embarked on an ambitious journey to promote LED. But the achievement of the aims of the White Paper have arguably been frustrated by unsettled and parochial paradigms, the lack of a structured integrative approach that recognises its dividends as the shared outcome of complex deliberate, mutually supportive actions across governmental spheres and jurisdictions; as well as by ancillary problems such as deficiencies in the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) planning processes and lack of capacity of key role players at multiple points in the LED process. LED in South Africa, over two decades, despite continual evaluation...
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- Authors: Matshazi, Lorraine Thandiwe
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Economic development - South Africa , Sustainable development - South Africa , Public administration - South Africa , Local government - South Africa , Poverty - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/237746 , uj:24364
- Description: M.A. , Abstract: Given the emphasis in praxis and literature on sustainable economic development in general and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular and ways to involve governments, private sector institutions and citizens globally and nationally in better implementation and coordination processes on all levels of government, the focus of this dissertation was on local economic development (LED) policy to promote sustainable development in South Africa. The research approach entailed the application of unobtrusive research techniques as research analysis instruments based on a qualitative research paradigm. The main research question addressed by this dissertation was to determine how LED policy can serve as a mechanism to promote sustainable development in South Africa and which strategic actions can be taken to improve its implementation. The dissertation provided an integrated focus on the context of LED in general and LED policy and strategy development in particular in South Africa. It incorporated the development of a generic analytical framework to investigate LED; the conceptual and contextual variables that influence sustainable development; the legislative and theoretical underpinnings to provide an understanding of the context, meanings, foundations and processes of the statutory, regulatory and policy frameworks and theories aligned with LED in general and in South African local government in particular; and the variables influencing the dynamics, processes and steps appropriate to LED strategy development. The study found that with the pronouncements in the White Paper on Local Government of 1998 the country embarked on an ambitious journey to promote LED. But the achievement of the aims of the White Paper have arguably been frustrated by unsettled and parochial paradigms, the lack of a structured integrative approach that recognises its dividends as the shared outcome of complex deliberate, mutually supportive actions across governmental spheres and jurisdictions; as well as by ancillary problems such as deficiencies in the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) planning processes and lack of capacity of key role players at multiple points in the LED process. LED in South Africa, over two decades, despite continual evaluation...
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The sustainability of the integrated human settlement policy implementation in the City of Johannesburg
- Authors: Baloi, Thabo David
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Public housing - South Africa - Management , Sustainable development - South Africa
- Language: English , University of Johannesburg
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/421146 , uj:35886
- Description: Abstract: Since the end of apartheid, the African National Congress-led government has utilised many resources in order to build three million low cost houses for poor families. Very few countries have been able to accomplish this goal. There is evidence to prove that the present housing approaches are not able to meet the set-out objectives. The challenges militating against the delivery of this mandate includes flawed policies, an expanding housing backlog, budgetary allocations, an inefficient public service and corruption. Presently, human settlement in South Africa has had a change in standard to a maintainable methodology. The position of this study is to assess this change in the standard of human settlement in terms of the UN Habitat Agenda, Millennium Development Goals, Breaking New Ground strategy and the National Development Plan, particularly concerning the production of sustainable integrated human settlements... , M.Com. (Public Management and Governance)
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- Authors: Baloi, Thabo David
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Public housing - South Africa - Management , Sustainable development - South Africa
- Language: English , University of Johannesburg
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/421146 , uj:35886
- Description: Abstract: Since the end of apartheid, the African National Congress-led government has utilised many resources in order to build three million low cost houses for poor families. Very few countries have been able to accomplish this goal. There is evidence to prove that the present housing approaches are not able to meet the set-out objectives. The challenges militating against the delivery of this mandate includes flawed policies, an expanding housing backlog, budgetary allocations, an inefficient public service and corruption. Presently, human settlement in South Africa has had a change in standard to a maintainable methodology. The position of this study is to assess this change in the standard of human settlement in terms of the UN Habitat Agenda, Millennium Development Goals, Breaking New Ground strategy and the National Development Plan, particularly concerning the production of sustainable integrated human settlements... , M.Com. (Public Management and Governance)
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The sustainability of the water privatisation policy framework from 1994 until 2015 in South Africa
- Authors: Mathekganye, Jabulile
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Water - South Africa - Management
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/456794 , uj:40478
- Description: Abstract: This dissertation focuses on the sustainability of the South African Government’s privatisation policy, and to which extent it is able to facilitate access to water and sanitation for all the citizens. After the demise of apartheid in 1994, the new African National Congress-led National Government inherited a country characterised by deepseated inequalities in the provision of basic services to citizens. During the colonial and apartheid eras, water policies focused on safeguarding the needs of a select few (mostly the White population). Unlike the old dispensation, the democratic Government viewed access to vital resources as a human rights issue. As such, it sought to improve access to, and the distribution, of crucial resources like water to all citizens – irrespective of gender, religion, race or class. In the water sector, the Water Policy, 1998, was enacted to help address the inequalities of the past. Great strides were made between 1996 and 2011. However, it became evident that the Government was unable to provide budgetary requirements for water infrastructure and provision. As providing access to water was a constitutional provision, the Government rather considered privatisation within the water sector. The dissertation will involve a conceptual and contextual analysis of primary and secondary resources by way of a literature study. It also encompasses certain unobtrusive research methods as the main approach to conduct the research. The study found that it is evident that the State does not have the capacity to ensure that all citizens have continuous access to water. To ensure national coverage, capital investment is needed to build and maintain water infrastructure. However, it is also evident that the Government is unable to provide budgetary requirements for water infrastructure and provision. , M.A. (Public Management and Governance)
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- Authors: Mathekganye, Jabulile
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Water - South Africa - Management
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/456794 , uj:40478
- Description: Abstract: This dissertation focuses on the sustainability of the South African Government’s privatisation policy, and to which extent it is able to facilitate access to water and sanitation for all the citizens. After the demise of apartheid in 1994, the new African National Congress-led National Government inherited a country characterised by deepseated inequalities in the provision of basic services to citizens. During the colonial and apartheid eras, water policies focused on safeguarding the needs of a select few (mostly the White population). Unlike the old dispensation, the democratic Government viewed access to vital resources as a human rights issue. As such, it sought to improve access to, and the distribution, of crucial resources like water to all citizens – irrespective of gender, religion, race or class. In the water sector, the Water Policy, 1998, was enacted to help address the inequalities of the past. Great strides were made between 1996 and 2011. However, it became evident that the Government was unable to provide budgetary requirements for water infrastructure and provision. As providing access to water was a constitutional provision, the Government rather considered privatisation within the water sector. The dissertation will involve a conceptual and contextual analysis of primary and secondary resources by way of a literature study. It also encompasses certain unobtrusive research methods as the main approach to conduct the research. The study found that it is evident that the State does not have the capacity to ensure that all citizens have continuous access to water. To ensure national coverage, capital investment is needed to build and maintain water infrastructure. However, it is also evident that the Government is unable to provide budgetary requirements for water infrastructure and provision. , M.A. (Public Management and Governance)
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