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The quest for good governance through public sector reform and performance measurement.

The study examines the rationale and application of good governance principles in the
public sector. For the purpose of this study, the public sector refers to a country’s
administrative system or bureaucracy. This paper focuses on public sector reform in
developing countries. The initial assumption is that public sector reform brings about
efficient government. However, the study argues that only good governance brings about
effective government. The argument presented in this study is that public sector reform is
indeed conducive to providing efficient and effective service delivery to the citizen.
However, it is also argued that it is important to find ways of assessing whether or not
this is happening. In this respect, systems of monitoring and evaluation such as
performance measurement become necessary tools of assessing how it contributes to
good governance. / Thesis (M.Soc.Sc. (Policy and Development)) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2008.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/177
Date January 2008
CreatorsHedderwick, Cailin Leigh.
ContributorsStanton, Anne.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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