The limits of democratic governance in South Africa / Louis A. Picard, Thomas Mogale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Picard, Louis A., author.

Mogale, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--South Africa.

Democracy.

South Africa--Politics and government.

South Africa.

South Africa--Politics and government--1994-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London, England : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the transition from apartheid rule to democratic governance in South Africa, what has been the impact on South African society at its base—on the people in the country's cities, towns, villages, and farms? Louis Picard and Thomas Mogale offer answers to this fundamental question, tracing historical trends and measuring change (or the lack of it) in the dynamic between the promise of local participatory governance and the realities of a hierarchical state.

Contents:

Political development in South Africa

Patterns of local governance : Africa's colonial legacy

The colonial origins of local control in South Africa

Authoritarian institutions and governance : the British come to the Cape

From colonialism to apartheid : state structures at the base

The urban local state in apartheid era

The local state vs. local governance after apartheid

Where's the money? : the fiscal debate

The special challenges of rural local governance

The continuing role of traditional authorities

The dilemmas of decentralized governance.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-250-0

OCLC:

946784685