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Title:Municipal Management : Serving the People
Author:Gerrit van der Waldt (ed)
ISBN:0702171220 : 9780702171222
Illustrations:b/w photos & tables
Format:Paperback
Size:180x260mm
Pages:258
Weight: .45 Kg.
Published:Juta Publishing (Academic) - December 2007
List Price: 20 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Management & management techniques


Book & CD. In a developmental state like South Africa, municipalities have the specific responsibility of generating growth and development in their areas of jurisdiction. Through consultative processes, municipal goals and functioning are in the public domain. As co-creator of the future of local communities, municipalities must master the totality of local governance. To do this, current and prospective municipal managers need to understand, for example: the role and functions of municipalities in South Africa; the constitutional dispensation as it affects municipalities; the strategic orientation of municipalities within the global and national contexts; the capacities and resources available; best practices as far as management processes, procedures and methods are concerned. The book explores the multifaceted nature of municipal management in South Africa and focuses the reader’s attention on selected key strategic issues such as: local economic development; local democracy; disaster risk reduction.

Municipal Management: An Orientation; Fostering Local Democracy; The Statutory and Regulatory Framework for Local Government; Municipal Structures; Local Government and Its External Environment; Integrated Development Planning as an Approach to Sustainable Development; Managing Municipal Performance; Local Economic Development and Municipalities in South Africa; Local Government and Service Delivery; Human Resource Management; Municipal Financial Management; Municipal Supply Chain Management; Local Government Disaster Risk Management.