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Research data: PUBLIC POLICY
2011 Financial viability of rural municipalities in South Africa
Public finance is considered to be the overriding factor in determining the viability of local government. Presumably, without sound financi...
2007 Ubuntu as public policy in South Africa: a conceptual framework
Beginning with an overview of the origin and core elements of ubuntu, this article focuses on the idea that the analytic process required to...
2005 Public policy responses to exclusion: evidence from Brazil, South Africa and India
This paper is a contribution to the evidence base for a new DFID strategy on exclusion. It provides a desk-based review of lessons learnt fr...
Download this report2003 A human rights perspective on policy implementation processes: observations from the South African public service
This study considers the implementation of public policy from a human rights perspective, and relates to the broad application of human righ...
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