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Reflections on African Cities in TransitionThe Political/Administrative Interface in African Countries

Reflections on African Cities in Transition: The Political/Administrative Interface in African... [African states have been in a state of transition since gaining independence from their colonial powers since the 1960s. Some of them commenced their independence with a little more experience in governing than others. However, they all inherited the governing culture of their former colonial powers with limited prior experience in the relationship between government and administration that is required to obtain an efficient and effective public sector. Since independence, each country had to craft its own system of “democracy” but often succeeded only in establishing a semblance of democracy. The newly created democracies were characterized by volatility in communities endeavouring to maintain their identities and appointed officials failing to implement policies due to political involvement/interference. This chapter attends to the political/administrative interface as a debilitating factor in constitutional efforts to provide a stable state with the capacity to satisfy societal needs.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Reflections on African Cities in TransitionThe Political/Administrative Interface in African Countries

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series
Editors: Reddy, Purshottama Sivanarain; Wissink, Henry
Thornhill, Chris
Reflections on African Cities in Transition — Sep 16, 2020
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-46114-0
Pages
1 –16
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-46115-7_1
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Abstract

[African states have been in a state of transition since gaining independence from their colonial powers since the 1960s. Some of them commenced their independence with a little more experience in governing than others. However, they all inherited the governing culture of their former colonial powers with limited prior experience in the relationship between government and administration that is required to obtain an efficient and effective public sector. Since independence, each country had to craft its own system of “democracy” but often succeeded only in establishing a semblance of democracy. The newly created democracies were characterized by volatility in communities endeavouring to maintain their identities and appointed officials failing to implement policies due to political involvement/interference. This chapter attends to the political/administrative interface as a debilitating factor in constitutional efforts to provide a stable state with the capacity to satisfy societal needs.]

Published: Sep 16, 2020

Keywords: Administration; Cadres; Complementarity; Deployees; Interface; Level (The terminology of the different subordinate structures differs in countries. The terms used will be in accordance with the usage in each country, e.g. sphere, level or tier.); Management; Politics; Policymaking

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