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Democracy and political governance in South Africa : the African peer review mechanism / / Isioma Ile, Omololu Fagbadebo, editors
| Democracy and political governance in South Africa : the African peer review mechanism / / Isioma Ile, Omololu Fagbadebo, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
| Disciplina | 320.3 |
| Collana | Advances in African economic, social and political development |
| Soggetto topico |
Comparative government
Democracy - South Africa Political planning |
| ISBN | 3-031-16313-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About This Book -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- Democracy and Political Governance in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Democracy -- 3 Governance -- 4 Democratic Structures and Governance in South Africa -- 5 The Crisis of Governance in South Africa -- 6 Toward a Renewed Democratic Governance in South Africa -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- A Critique of South Africa´s Quest for Accountable, Efficient and Effective Public Service -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Legislative Instruments of the South African Public Service: An Overview -- 3 Conceptualizing the Notions of Accountability, Efficiency and Effectiveness -- 4 A Synopsis of South African APRM Issues (Related to the Objective of Accountable, Efficient and Effective Public Service) -- 5 Analysis and Emerging Insights -- 6 Regulatory Framework for Service Delivery -- 7 Service Delivery -- 8 Monitoring Government Performance -- 9 Corruption in the Public Service and State Capture -- 10 Capacity Building, Training and Professionalization of the Public Service -- 11 Accountability -- 12 Recommendations -- 13 Conclusion -- References -- Evaluating the Commitment of South Africa to the Principles of Separation of Powers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Emerging Insights on Constitutional Democracy and Separation of Power -- 3 Conceptualization of the Principle of Separation of Power and Check and Balance -- 3.1 Separation of Power -- 3.2 Check and Balance -- 4 Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in Action -- 4.1 Good Governance -- 4.2 Accountability -- 4.3 Legislative Oversights Responsibilities and Transparency -- 4.4 Veto Power and Players -- 4.5 Judicial Independence and Separation of Powers -- 5 Recommendations -- 6 Conclusion -- References.
A Rural Perspective on the African Peer Review Mechanism: Views on Socio-Economic Development and Public Service Delivery in R... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Rural Areas and Municipalities -- 3 Developments in [Rural] Public Service Delivery in South Africa -- 4 Public Service and the State of Service Delivery in South Africa -- 5 Governance in Rural Areas -- 6 A Network of Role Players Is Responsible for Services in Rural Areas -- 6.1 Civic Organisations -- 6.2 Traditional Leaders -- 7 Service Delivery Challenges in Rural Areas -- 7.1 Small-Scale, Inconsistent, and Ad Hoc Solutions -- 7.2 Inappropriate Technologies and Municipal Infrastructure Grant Limitations -- 7.3 Political Overreach -- 7.4 Weak Institutional Capacity -- 8 Vertical Imbalances in Resource Sharing -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Democracy, Peace and Stability in South Africa: The Struggle Continues -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Framework -- 2.1 Democracy, Peace and Stability -- 3 Identified Issues from the First-Generation APRM Report with Implications for Democracy, Peace and Stability: Emerging Insig... -- 3.1 Nation Building: Managing Diversity -- 3.2 Poverty, Inequality and Unemployment -- 3.3 The Land Question and Reform -- 3.4 Racism and Xenophobia -- 3.5 Crime and Corruption -- 4 Positioning South Africa in the APRM Framework: Reflecting on the National Programme of Action -- 5 Synthesis and the Future: Democracy, Peace and Stability -- 6 Recommendations -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- South Africa´s Political Commitment to the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable Groups -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Appraisal of the Previous Report: Emerging Insights (Policy, Principle and Practice) -- 3 Challenges to the Rights of Vulnerable Groups in South Africa -- 4 Best Practices and Opportunities -- 5 Recommendations for Policy Improvement -- 6 Conclusion. References -- Evaluating the Rights of Children and Young People in Africa: The Policies and Practices in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policy Review of Children and Young People´s Rights in Africa -- 2.1 Children´s Rights and Institutional Reforms in Africa -- 3 Legislative Frameworks on Children and Young people´s Rights in South Africa -- 3.1 Children´s Rights in Apartheid South Africa -- 3.2 Post-Apartheid South Africa and Children´s Rights -- 3.2.1 Overview of Policies, Legislation, and Institutions Dealing with Children´s and Young People´s Rights in SA -- 3.2.2 Status and Policies of Children and Young People´s Rights in South Africa, 1996 -- 3.2.3 Childcare and Protective Legislation -- 3.2.4 Social Protection and Legal Identity -- 3.2.5 Child Justice Statutes and Protection of Children from Exploitative Practices -- 3.2.6 Children and Youth Development -- 4 Emerging Legislation, Policies, and Practices in the Previous SA-APRM Report -- 5 Children and Young People´s Rights and Abolishing of Corporal Punishment -- 5.1 Undocumented Migrants/Refugees and Children´s Rights -- 5.2 Insights on Children´s and Young People´s Health, Drugs, Gangsterism -- 5.3 Social Intervention Policies and the Dilemma of Young People´s Development -- 6 Conclusion and Recommendations -- 6.1 Recommendations -- References -- Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Citizens in South Africa: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Bill of Rights -- 3 Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Citizens: Response to Previous APRM Reports -- 4 Drivers of Human Rights Abuse in South Africa -- 4.1 Corruption as a Driver of Human Rights Abuse in South Africa -- 4.2 Inequality, Unemployment and Poverty -- 4.3 Violence against Women and Children -- 5 Service Delivery -- 6 Land Reforms -- 7 Racism -- 8 Access to Courts -- 9 Conclusion -- References. The Voice of the Voiceless: The State of Civil and Political Rights in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The State of Civil and Political Rights in South Africa: Emerging Insights -- 3 Freedom of Association -- 4 Role of Civil Society -- 5 Political Parties -- 6 Individual Rights -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- An Assessment of Government Commitment to the Promotion and Protection of Women´s Rights in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Women´s Rights in International Human Rights Regime -- 3 The African Peer Review Mechanism Report on South Africa -- 4 APRM Report on South Africa: 2021 About the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women -- 5 Women´s Representation in Government and the Economy -- 6 Women´s Challenges with Poverty, Hunger and Lack of Dignified Living -- 7 Gender-Based Violence -- 7.1 Access to Justice for Victims and Survivors -- 7.2 Change Norms and Behaviour Through High-Level Prevention Efforts -- 7.3 Urgently Respond to Victims and Survivors of GBV -- 7.4 Strengthen Accountability and Structures -- 7.5 Economic Opportunities for Addressing Women´s Economic Vulnerability -- 8 Areas that Require Further Improvement -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Deepening Leadership Accountability in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Leadership Accountability -- 3 Accountability Mechanisms in South Africa -- 4 Cadre Deployment as Anathema to Leadership Accountability in South Africa -- 5 Deepening Leadership Accountability in South Africa -- 6 Conclusion -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910624308003321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Legislature in Nigeria's presidential democracy of the Fourth Republic : power, process, and development / / Omololu Fagbadebo and Mojeed Olujinmi A. Alabi, editors
| The Legislature in Nigeria's presidential democracy of the Fourth Republic : power, process, and development / / Omololu Fagbadebo and Mojeed Olujinmi A. Alabi, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Disciplina | 328.3 |
| Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Legislative bodies - Nigeria
Legislative power - Nigeria |
| ISBN | 3-031-24695-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Legislature in a Presidential System: Structure, functions and expectations -- Chapter 3. The Historical Overview of the Evolution of the Legislature in Nigeria -- Chapter 4. Legislative Oversight as Accountability Mechanism: The Nigerian Perspective -- Chapter 5. The Politics of Legislative Investigations in Nigeria’s National Assembly in the Fourth Republic -- Chapter 6. The Legislature and Social Development in Nigeria, 2015-2019 -- Chapter 7. Representative democracy, political disengagement, and young people’s perceptions of legislators in Nigeria -- Chapter 8. Corruption and Executive Interference in Legislative Oversight in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic -- Chapter 9. Constituency Projects in Nigeria’s 8th National Assembly, 2015-2019 -- Chapter 10. Nigeria’s Presidential System and the Vicissitudes of Executive-Legislative Conflicts in the Fourth Republic -- Chapter 11. Party Affiliation and Law-making Efficiency: A Study of the Seventh and Eighth Nigerian National Assemblies -- Chapter 12. Comparing the ‘New’ and ‘Old’ Regimes of Legislative-Executive Relations and its Implications in Governance: Evidence from Osun State -- Chapter 13. Nigerian Presidentialism and legislative decadence in the Fourth Republic, 2015-2021 -- Chapter 14. Legislative Turnover in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Issues and Implications -- Chapter 15. The Legislature, the Rule of Law and Impeachment in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic -- Chapter 16. The Legislature, Subnational Governments and Child’s Education Rights in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic -- Chapter 17. Constitutional Underpinnings of Partisanship and Consensus Building in Nigeria’s National Assembly -- Chapter 18. Two Decades of Legislative Activities in Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Issues, Challenges, and the Way Forward. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910682560803321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa / / edited by Omololu Fagbadebo, Fayth Ruffin
| Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa / / edited by Omololu Fagbadebo, Fayth Ruffin |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XII, 257 p. 2 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 320 |
| Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Comparative politics
Public policy Africa—Politics and government Comparative Politics Public Policy African Politics |
| ISBN | 3-319-93509-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: The Legislature and Accountability: Analysis of Forms, Roles, and Processes -- Chapter 2: A Perspective on the Principle of Constitutionalism Regarding the Executive and Legislative Accountability in South Africa -- Chapter 3: Legislative Oversight and the Burden of Altruism: A Comparative Examination of Nigeria and South Africa -- Chapter 4: Oversight Function of the National Assembly and the Crisis of Governance in Nigeria -- Chapter 5: Comparative Analysis of Roles of Legislatures in Nigeria and South Africa -- Chapter 6: Executive-Legislative Relationship and the Promotion of Accountability and Transparency in South Africa -- Chapter 7: Legislative-Executive Corruption and Good Governance in Nigeria: Insight from Buhari's Administration -- Chapter 8: The Prospect of an Accountable Legislature in Nigeria: Insights from Selected States since 1999 -- Chapter 9: Citizen Engagement in Publc Policy-Making as an Accountability Tool -- Chapter 10: Constraints and Prospects for Legislative oversight in Emerging African Democracies: The Case of South Africa -- Chapter 11: How Effective is SCOPA as an Instrument of Legislative Oversight to Promote Good Governance in the Republic of South Africa -- Chapter 12: Digital Technologies, Governance and Parliament -People Relations -- Chapter 13: Playing Nollywood with Parliamentary Duties:The Nigerian National Assembly as a Theater of Politics of the the Amusement Park -- Chapter 14: Anti-Corruption Campaigns and the Imperative for Effective Legislative Oversight in Nigeria -- Chapter 15: Good Governance through Public Participation in Legislative Oversight -- Chapter 16: Interrogating the Constitutional Requisites for Legislative Oversight in the Promotion of Accountability and Good Governance in South Africa and Nigeria -- Chapter 17: A Reflection on the Legislature in a Politico-Administrative System. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910338047103321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public procurement, corruption and the crisis of governance in Africa / / Nirmala Dorasamy, Omololu Fagbadebo, editors
| Public procurement, corruption and the crisis of governance in Africa / / Nirmala Dorasamy, Omololu Fagbadebo, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323 |
| Soggetto topico | Corruption |
| ISBN | 3-030-63857-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484280603321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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State-owned enterprises in Africa and the economics of public service delivery / / edited by Fulufhelo Godfrey Netswera, Omololu Fagbadebo, Nirmala Dorasamy
| State-owned enterprises in Africa and the economics of public service delivery / / edited by Fulufhelo Godfrey Netswera, Omololu Fagbadebo, Nirmala Dorasamy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, South Africa : , : AOSIS, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxv, 261 pages). : illustrations (chiefly colour) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | Reformed theology in Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
Government business enterprises
Environmental economics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910678600903321 |
| Cape Town, South Africa : , : AOSIS, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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