Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1993. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [133]-138).

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1989. / Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--RAND Graduate School, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

M.Com. (Economic Development and Policy Issues) / This study aims to examine the relationship between public funding on tertiary education in developing countries and the level of student enrolments. The intuitive economic expectation is that an increase in public education funding should lead to an increase in student enrolments. This study finds this general expectation to be true for only the primary and secondary education sectors, but not for the tertiary education sector. By using a sample of 39 randomly selected developing countries from different parts of the world, this empirical study finds that public expenditure on tertiary education has an insignificant and in some cases a negative relationship with student enrolments at the tertiary education level. The study interestingly finds public expenditure on primary and secondary education sectors to have more significant and positive relationship with tertiary student enrolments. The study also confirms earlier research arguments that governments in developing countries spend proportionately more on tertiary education than on primary or secondary education as compared to developed nations. This study finds that public education expenditure is three times as much, or more, on tertiary education than on primary or secondary education. However, despite this relative public overspending on the tertiary education sector in comparison to primary and secondary education sectors, tertiary student enrolment appears not to have a significant relationship with public expenditure, whereas the relationship is significant and positive in the case of both secondary and primary education sectors where public expenditure is ironically much less. The study further finds that the negative relationship between public expenditure on tertiary education and student enrolments is possibly caused by the rigorous global emphasis on implementing austerity measures across economies. At the same time, developing countries are experiencing a high demand for tertiary enrolment due to a rapid increase in population, improved adult literacy, worsening unemployment and other factors.

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The need for programme management to align, coordinate and manage a portfolio of construction projects to deliver benefits that would not be achievable if the projects were managed independently in a turbulent economic environment, limitations of project management, and increasing stakeholder expectations cannot be over emphasised. In the construction industry, the implementation of programme management has been bedevilled with major challenges of which the North West Department of Public Works (DPW) CAPEX programme is no exception. The CAPEX programme has been noted for delivering fewer infrastructure projects as planned in terms of budget, time, and other expectations. The research documented in this treatise thus examined the existing programme management approach of the North West DPW CAPEX programme with respect to generally accepted standards and practices. A mixed research approach was used to identify problems such as delays in payment of works, poor reporting standards, improper planning of works, procurement difficulties, and inadequate management structures. The results point to excessive bureaucratic processes, improper information management systems and lack of commitment and ownership towards government works as the major underlying causes of the programme predicaments. Dogmatic implementation of government’s black economic empowerment policies and inadequate in-house capacity were also contributing factors. The research findings imply that effective processes should be laid for prompt payment of works certificates and invoices. Improved reporting standards and proper planning of the programme as a whole and its constituent projects is necessary for the attainment of stipulated goals. In particular, it is crucial to ensure that adequate management considerations in terms of capacity, infrastructure, structures and expertise are put in place while the procurement processes should be continually reviewed for programme success purposes.

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