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Lodge, T
2005
December
Journal Of Southern African Studies
Provincial government and state authority in South Africa
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Do South Africa's nine provincial administrations enhance or degrade overall state capacity? The new bureaucracies were an amalgamation of old homeland governments and the provincial civil services established since Union. In 1994 they were unevenly resourced and often extremely short of skills. This article traces their progress, since 1994, in overcoming the legacies of patrimonial government in the apartheid era and in addressing fresh challenges posed by the extension of public services. Overall, despite continuing shortcomings, public authority as represented by these governments is probably more effective today. This is particularly due to the willingness of legislators to exercise their oversight functions as well as the efforts by provincial parliaments to promote citizen engagement.
0305-7070
10.1080/03057070500370480
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