Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.

Zugl.: Paris, Univ., Diss., 2000.

published_or_final_version / Politics and Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

The Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu (INK) area has been the main concern of the eThekwini Municipality. This area has been marked for its poverty and crime rate which is very high and has a bigger population. In terms of the eThekwini Municipality’s Intergrated Development Plan (IDP) and the Local Economic Development (LED) this area needs to fight poverty through providing sustainable programmes that will lead to economic growth and development thus changing the lives of many. There are policies and strategies that the government has embarked on to fight poverty and unemployment in the country but still this pandemic is growing. This study looked at how government has intervened in this community through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). This programme is intended for those people who have no employment or any source of income and its aim is to reach the poorest of the poor anywhere in the country. A sample was chosen through the purposeful method from a population frame of all people in the INK area who had worked in the EPWP. The researcher also used community leaders in the area who had been directly involved in the programme. The researcher obtained data from primary sources, which are individuals that were involved in the study. The researcher used both self-administered questionnaires and structured interviews for this study. The interviews were conducted with the community and community leaders. The questionnaires comprised of open-ended and closed-ended questions. The reason for using open-ended questions was to allow respondents a chance to give their opinions and make useful comments. The results are indicative of government strides to reduce poverty. The impact of the programme seems positive. This is mainly because of the knowledge and skills that the beneficiaries gained during the programme. The issue of job creation is still a major challenge in terms of addressing poverty in the INK area. / Thesis (MPA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, 2010.

This thesis presents an in depth study of the expansion of settlement in Christchurch between 1850-62, the pre-Municipal Council years. It is confined spatially to the 'central city' area within the four Avenues. Four research problems are studied: (1) The laying out of Christchurch by the New Zealand Company surveyors for the Canterbury Association, in particular, the reasons for the use of a grid street pattern. It was found that many factors were involved in its use. These included the personal preferences of the surveyors and the Association committee members, the topographic nature of the site chosen and contemporary planning convention. (2) The initial selection of town sections by the colonists and the reasons behind their choices. The 'orders of choice' of the sections have been tabulated and mapped to show section preference and how the settlers perceived the economic value of particular areas of the town grid for their commercial prospects. Town section auctions, leases, sales and subdivisions as well as church land are investigated. (3) The sale of the Town Reserves surrounding the town section area is also studied; the reason for their early sale, the nature and characteristics of the sales including prices and purchasers and their occupations. It was found that the prices paid were significantly related to the spatial positions of the lots within the Reserve blocks and to the time of their sale, in response to contemporary land values. There was no significant relationship between prices and the occupations of the buyers. (4) Public works undertaken by the Association and the Provincial Government are studied and their relationship with immigration and population figures. The scale of public works carried out at particular times was found to relate both to available finance and to immigration, the source of labour. Various aspects of public works, for example, street and footpath formation and bridging and drainage work were found to be indicative of differential growth between periods of depression and prosperity.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title from title screen (viewed on 27 Mar. 2006) "Master of art in arbitration and disputes resolution." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title from title screen (viewed on 27 Mar. 2006) "MA in arbitration and disputes resolution." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. / Bruce R. Ellingwood, Committee Chair ; Abdul-Hamid Zureick, Committee Member ; James I. Craig, Committee Member ; Reginald DesRoches, Committee Member ; Kenneth M. Will, Committee Member.

The research problem addressed in this study was to identify operational strategies that will enhance the ability of National Public Works Department (NPWD) of the Eastern Cape to retain its Client Departments. Privatisation has lead to performance management becoming essential to satisfy the client departments needs and requirements. In order to identify operational strategies which will enhance NPWD’s operation’s performance, questionnaires with relevant operation questions were used as well as a brain-writing session. The findings of the literature survey clearly highlight the specific areas where attention is required for improvements.

Despite the existence of enabling governmental policies, programmes and legislation, such as the Construction Regulations gazetted in 2003, Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act No. 5 of 2000, Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 83 of 1993, the White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service (WPTPS) of 1997, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act No. 108 of 1996 and the Batho Pele principles, the NDPW is still perceived to be unable to improve on its service delivery record. The aim of this research was to examine the improvement of effective service delivery by the NDPW, the efficiency of government policies, legislation and programmes to address service delivery, and whether the NDPW is in actual fact rendering poor service delivery. A quantitative approach has been implemented in this research; a questionnaire was designed to acquire primary, factual and attitudinal data from NDPW employees; and the secondary data were acquired through a survey of the literature. The results revealed that the NDPW has not yet achieved service delivery improvement. This inadequacy may be attributed to employees’ poor involvement and legislation that has not yet positively impacted on the NDPW service delivery. Here the problem would appear to be a lack of training and education on service delivery. Despite existing policies, programmes and legislation, the NDPW has to date been unable to deliver its services effectively and efficiently. Apparently, their staff is not fully involved in the implementation of such service delivery. The White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service of 1997 encourages poverty-alleviation programmes that are difficult in practice to implement.